Launch of the LCRI WEFO Convergence Energy Projects and Conference, Challenges of the Low Carbon Revolution

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Cardiff, 15-16 November

The Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI) was established to unite and promote the diverse range of energy research in Wales, UK to help deliver a low carbon future. The multicentre, multidisciplinary collaboration aims to support the whole energy sector, UK and globally. In 2008, over £5million was received from the Higher Education Funding Council For Wales (HEFCW) to develop the LCRI. Core University partners are: Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Glyndwr and Swansea. The LCRI is led from the Welsh School of Architecture at Cardiff University.

The LCRI projects covered include:
Renewable Energy Recovery from the Marine Environment – investigating how to efficiently and consistently generate energy from tidal and marine resources.
Cymru H2 Wales – developing capacity for the industrial development of hydrogen technologies in Wales.
Large scale power generation – using alternative and renewable gaseous fuels for power generation through gas turbine technology.
Low carbon built environment – reducing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the built environment sector.
Solar Photovoltaic Academic Research Consortium (SPARC) Cymru – developing new photovoltaic materials for solar energy conversion towards low cost photovolatic modules.
Scenario modelling for a low carbon Wales.
Bioenergy for a low carbon future – bioenergy solutions for deployment in Wales and worldwide.

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