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WAG: A unique £3m project to test how building facades could be developed to generate clean electricity has been announced by Deputy Minister for European Programmes, Alun Davies. Cardiff University’s Sustainable Building Envelope Demonstration (SBED) study aims to explore how the role of the building envelope could be transformed to incorporate systems which can generate, store & distribute renewable energy.
The pilot scheme will involve designing prototype systems using integrated solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies. They will then be tested in a range of buildings, including housing, offices and factories. The scheme will develop products that not only reduce the energy requirements & costs of buildings, but also generate thermal & electrical energy in existing buildings.
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DECC: The South West has been named as the UK's first
It will create a collaborative partnership in the region between national & local government, Local Enterprise Partnerships, the Universities of
Energy from the waves or tides has the potential to generate up to 27GW of power in the UK
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BIS: Government investment in technology & innovation will enable
The new Connected Digital Economy Catapult centre will be a hub for the best innovations in the digital sector, focusing on where new advances. (Catapult Centres were previously known as Technology and Innovation Centres),
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