Energy IRC
@energycambridge.bsky.social
Energy IRC is a University of Cambridge wide Interdisciplinary Research Centre which links the activities of around 300 academics working in energy research.
https://www.energy.cam.ac.uk
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Have you ever thought about commercialisation?
It brings research to life by turning ideas into practical products and services. For social scientists, it’s a powerful way to extend the reach and impact of their work, generating value well beyond academia.
It brings research to life by turning ideas into practical products and services. For social scientists, it’s a powerful way to extend the reach and impact of their work, generating value well beyond academia.
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Have you ever thought about commercialisation?
It brings research to life by turning ideas into practical products and services. For social scientists, it’s a powerful way to extend the reach and impact of their work, generating value well beyond academia.
It brings research to life by turning ideas into practical products and services. For social scientists, it’s a powerful way to extend the reach and impact of their work, generating value well beyond academia.
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Neela Biotech, a start-up co-founded by Dr Deepanshu Singh and Friederike Nintzel (pictured), has secured grant funding from the Henry Royce Institute towards a novel method of producing carbon-negative #aviation fuel ✈️
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/award-w...
Collab due with Aviation Impact Accelerator
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/award-w...
Collab due with Aviation Impact Accelerator
Award-winning Cambridge start-up secures grant funding to accelerate carbon-negative jet fuel production
The start-up is addressing aviation’s emissions challenge using its own nature-inspired anaerobic digestion process called Controlled Microbial Upcycling (CMU), which builds on recent breakthroughs in...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Neela Biotech, a start-up co-founded by Dr Deepanshu Singh and Friederike Nintzel (pictured), has secured grant funding from the Henry Royce Institute towards a novel method of producing carbon-negative #aviation fuel ✈️
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/award-w...
Collab due with Aviation Impact Accelerator
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/award-w...
Collab due with Aviation Impact Accelerator
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The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines & solar farms alone The bottleneck is moving clean electricity from remote fields & offshore platforms to the homes, cities & industries that need it
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
@magdalenecollege.bsky.social
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/gridloc...
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
@magdalenecollege.bsky.social
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From Gridlock to Grid Power: The Promise of Superconducting Cables in the UK
A new Institute of Physics (IOP) report — featuring contributions from Professor Tim Coombs of the University of Cambridge’s Electrical Engineering Division — highlights a technology that could change...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines & solar farms alone The bottleneck is moving clean electricity from remote fields & offshore platforms to the homes, cities & industries that need it
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
@magdalenecollege.bsky.social
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/gridloc...
@ioppublishing.bsky.social
@magdalenecollege.bsky.social
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/gridloc...
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Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
The value of public R&D
www.gov.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Upcoming CUL training sessions might be of interest to Chemistry PGs and PDRAs - scan the QR codes below or visit www.training.cam.ac.uk/cul/event-ti... to see all available sessions, find out more and book your spot! #researchskills #chemsky #chematcam
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Upcoming CUL training sessions might be of interest to Chemistry PGs and PDRAs - scan the QR codes below or visit www.training.cam.ac.uk/cul/event-ti... to see all available sessions, find out more and book your spot! #researchskills #chemsky #chematcam
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Have you seen the agenda for the Royce XRD Data Analysis Workshop?
This workshop on 24th-28 November 2025 @cam.ac.uk will cover diffraction and scattering data analysis for powder and thin film samples.
Full agenda in the QR code. #xrdtraining #research #data
@brukercorporation.bsky.social
This workshop on 24th-28 November 2025 @cam.ac.uk will cover diffraction and scattering data analysis for powder and thin film samples.
Full agenda in the QR code. #xrdtraining #research #data
@brukercorporation.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Have you seen the agenda for the Royce XRD Data Analysis Workshop?
This workshop on 24th-28 November 2025 @cam.ac.uk will cover diffraction and scattering data analysis for powder and thin film samples.
Full agenda in the QR code. #xrdtraining #research #data
@brukercorporation.bsky.social
This workshop on 24th-28 November 2025 @cam.ac.uk will cover diffraction and scattering data analysis for powder and thin film samples.
Full agenda in the QR code. #xrdtraining #research #data
@brukercorporation.bsky.social
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From Jun to Aug I left the vast meadows of Cambridge🥬and set off to coastal California🌊to learn how to harvest #CO2 from air🌬️
Thanks @kavlifoundation.org and @energycambridge.bsky.social for sending me to Omar #Yaghi lab to explore #MOFs and #COFs for #CO2 capture💡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1E...
Thanks @kavlifoundation.org and @energycambridge.bsky.social for sending me to Omar #Yaghi lab to explore #MOFs and #COFs for #CO2 capture💡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1E...
Winton Cambridge-Berkeley Exchange Programme: Andrea Rogolino
YouTube video by Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
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October 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
From Jun to Aug I left the vast meadows of Cambridge🥬and set off to coastal California🌊to learn how to harvest #CO2 from air🌬️
Thanks @kavlifoundation.org and @energycambridge.bsky.social for sending me to Omar #Yaghi lab to explore #MOFs and #COFs for #CO2 capture💡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1E...
Thanks @kavlifoundation.org and @energycambridge.bsky.social for sending me to Omar #Yaghi lab to explore #MOFs and #COFs for #CO2 capture💡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT1E...
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#OnThisDay 100 years ago, plans for a new University Library in Cambridge were gaining traction.
By 2 October 1925, a site had been acquired and architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott RA had begun his sketches and costings.
As this picture shows, by 1933, construction was underway!
(Cam.a.934.2)
By 2 October 1925, a site had been acquired and architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott RA had begun his sketches and costings.
As this picture shows, by 1933, construction was underway!
(Cam.a.934.2)
October 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#OnThisDay 100 years ago, plans for a new University Library in Cambridge were gaining traction.
By 2 October 1925, a site had been acquired and architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott RA had begun his sketches and costings.
As this picture shows, by 1933, construction was underway!
(Cam.a.934.2)
By 2 October 1925, a site had been acquired and architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott RA had begun his sketches and costings.
As this picture shows, by 1933, construction was underway!
(Cam.a.934.2)
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🌍 Join us for 'Reproduction & Sustainability: Individuals, Populations and Systems' a showcase of Cambridge research and community-building at the intersections of reproduction and sustainability.
Registration is now open www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Registration is now open www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Book here – Reproduction & Sustainability: Individuals, Populations and Systems – Pitt Building
Reproduction & Sustainability: Individuals, Populations and Systems – Pitt Building, Thu 13 Nov 2025 - A showcase of Cambridge research, and opportunity for active community-building, at the…
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October 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🌍 Join us for 'Reproduction & Sustainability: Individuals, Populations and Systems' a showcase of Cambridge research and community-building at the intersections of reproduction and sustainability.
Registration is now open www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Registration is now open www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
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Tickets are now available for The PdOC Research Showcase 2025 on 10th November 2025 at West Hub, Cambridge. @westcamhub @CamPostdocs
Book tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...
Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Book tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...
Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Tickets are now available for The PdOC Research Showcase 2025 on 10th November 2025 at West Hub, Cambridge. @westcamhub @CamPostdocs
Book tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...
Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society
Book tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/thewe...
Sponsored by the Cambridge Philosophical Society
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Our Travel Grants are now open for application.
Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025
For more information and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025
For more information and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
October 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Our Travel Grants are now open for application.
Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025
For more information and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
Deadline for applications is 01 Nov 2025
Deadline for references is 08 Nov 2025
For more information and to apply:
www.cambridgephilosophicalsociety.org/funding/trav...
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We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall.
Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzR...
Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzR...
Jane Goodall - Finding our way to a better future
YouTube video by Cambridge University
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October 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall.
Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzR...
Jane was a much-loved member of the conservation community in Cambridge and worldwide. She completed her PhD at @darwincollegecam.bsky.social and was an Honorary Fellow at @newnhamcollege.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIzR...
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Proud to announce the Global EDI Forum at Cambridge Judge with associated event series.
The first event, "Understanding #Race in Different Cultures", is on 14 Oct.
📚 Read more https://loom.ly/PRfBSDs
👉 Sign up for the event: https://loom.ly/4R6Wc0s
#EDI #BlackHistoryMonth
The first event, "Understanding #Race in Different Cultures", is on 14 Oct.
📚 Read more https://loom.ly/PRfBSDs
👉 Sign up for the event: https://loom.ly/4R6Wc0s
#EDI #BlackHistoryMonth
Cambridge Judge announces Global EDI Forum for Business Schools - News & insight - Cambridge Judge Business School
Elevating Inclusion: Shaping the Future of Business and Society is a series of events to promote best practice. Find out more.
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Proud to announce the Global EDI Forum at Cambridge Judge with associated event series.
The first event, "Understanding #Race in Different Cultures", is on 14 Oct.
📚 Read more https://loom.ly/PRfBSDs
👉 Sign up for the event: https://loom.ly/4R6Wc0s
#EDI #BlackHistoryMonth
The first event, "Understanding #Race in Different Cultures", is on 14 Oct.
📚 Read more https://loom.ly/PRfBSDs
👉 Sign up for the event: https://loom.ly/4R6Wc0s
#EDI #BlackHistoryMonth
Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
@raeng.org.uk
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
@raeng.org.uk
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Two Cambridge researchers have been named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their exceptional contributions to their fields.
www.cam.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
@raeng.org.uk
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
@raeng.org.uk
www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
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Are you interested in learning the basics of analysing X-ray #diffractionpatterns?
📍Join us on 24-28 November for a technically focused course at the Maxwell Centre @cam.ac.uk
Aimed at MPhil, PhD students and PDRAs.
Book your place via the QR code. #xrdtraining #UniofCambridge #research #data
📍Join us on 24-28 November for a technically focused course at the Maxwell Centre @cam.ac.uk
Aimed at MPhil, PhD students and PDRAs.
Book your place via the QR code. #xrdtraining #UniofCambridge #research #data
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Are you interested in learning the basics of analysing X-ray #diffractionpatterns?
📍Join us on 24-28 November for a technically focused course at the Maxwell Centre @cam.ac.uk
Aimed at MPhil, PhD students and PDRAs.
Book your place via the QR code. #xrdtraining #UniofCambridge #research #data
📍Join us on 24-28 November for a technically focused course at the Maxwell Centre @cam.ac.uk
Aimed at MPhil, PhD students and PDRAs.
Book your place via the QR code. #xrdtraining #UniofCambridge #research #data
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New #research: conductive #microfibres turn everyday objects into #healthcare monitors & energy devices⚡
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/smart-m...
Researchers @cam.ac.uk & collaborators demo this function using a #robotic hand, pencil & plier tool
🎬 Watch youtu.be/1n7mRr67Irg
@tawfiquehasan.bsky.social
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/smart-m...
Researchers @cam.ac.uk & collaborators demo this function using a #robotic hand, pencil & plier tool
🎬 Watch youtu.be/1n7mRr67Irg
@tawfiquehasan.bsky.social
Conductive microfibres turn objects into healthcare monitors
YouTube video by Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New #research: conductive #microfibres turn everyday objects into #healthcare monitors & energy devices⚡
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/smart-m...
Researchers @cam.ac.uk & collaborators demo this function using a #robotic hand, pencil & plier tool
🎬 Watch youtu.be/1n7mRr67Irg
@tawfiquehasan.bsky.social
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/smart-m...
Researchers @cam.ac.uk & collaborators demo this function using a #robotic hand, pencil & plier tool
🎬 Watch youtu.be/1n7mRr67Irg
@tawfiquehasan.bsky.social
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Carbon-curbing firm wins Business Weekly award: https://loom.ly/G4Fd9Cw
EyeseaGreen, founded by Dr Anna-Maria Kypraiou, cut building energy use by 25–35% with its Eyesense platform. A Cambridge Judge venture, backed by Accelerate Cambridge and EnterpriseTECH.
#Sustainability
EyeseaGreen, founded by Dr Anna-Maria Kypraiou, cut building energy use by 25–35% with its Eyesense platform. A Cambridge Judge venture, backed by Accelerate Cambridge and EnterpriseTECH.
#Sustainability
September 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Carbon-curbing firm wins Business Weekly award: https://loom.ly/G4Fd9Cw
EyeseaGreen, founded by Dr Anna-Maria Kypraiou, cut building energy use by 25–35% with its Eyesense platform. A Cambridge Judge venture, backed by Accelerate Cambridge and EnterpriseTECH.
#Sustainability
EyeseaGreen, founded by Dr Anna-Maria Kypraiou, cut building energy use by 25–35% with its Eyesense platform. A Cambridge Judge venture, backed by Accelerate Cambridge and EnterpriseTECH.
#Sustainability
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PhD student Qi Wang wins prizes for advances in superconducting Trapped Field Magnets with applications for clean energy & compact technologies, high-efficiency motors, magnetic bearings, flywheels for energy storage & next-generation MRI systems
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/interna...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/interna...
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
PhD student Qi Wang wins prizes for advances in superconducting Trapped Field Magnets with applications for clean energy & compact technologies, high-efficiency motors, magnetic bearings, flywheels for energy storage & next-generation MRI systems
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/interna...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/interna...
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Patrick Carter-Cortez & Maximilian Kraus attended Nuclear Futures: Shaping Dialogue in a Changing World conference, both won prizes for Best Abstract in Category
Nuclear education opportunities - Nuclear Energy MPhil
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/nuclear...
Nuclear education opportunities - Nuclear Energy MPhil
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/nuclear...
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Patrick Carter-Cortez & Maximilian Kraus attended Nuclear Futures: Shaping Dialogue in a Changing World conference, both won prizes for Best Abstract in Category
Nuclear education opportunities - Nuclear Energy MPhil
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/nuclear...
Nuclear education opportunities - Nuclear Energy MPhil
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/nuclear...
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Hugh Thomas has won the John Winbolt Prize for his paper, 'Can sharing car trips deliver meaningful emissions savings? The case of Great Britain' published in the journal Applied Energy.
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/can-sha...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/can-sha...
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hugh Thomas has won the John Winbolt Prize for his paper, 'Can sharing car trips deliver meaningful emissions savings? The case of Great Britain' published in the journal Applied Energy.
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/can-sha...
www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/can-sha...
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Design a semi-artificial flow #electrolyzer⚡️, converge #CO2 and #plastic into #formate➡️⛽️⬅️, then use it as a C1 block for #light-driven #hydrocarboxylation💡🧪
That's the latest work by Beverly and Santiago, just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🥳🥳
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
That's the latest work by Beverly and Santiago, just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🥳🥳
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enzymatic Flow Electrolyzer for CO2 and Waste Comproportionation to Formate and Its Use in Photocatalytic Alkene Hydrocarboxylation
A flow electrolyzer employing formate dehydrogenase on a porous TiO2-carbon felt cathode is developed for paired electrolysis of CO2 and waste (plastic and biomass) to produce formate. The electrolyz...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Design a semi-artificial flow #electrolyzer⚡️, converge #CO2 and #plastic into #formate➡️⛽️⬅️, then use it as a C1 block for #light-driven #hydrocarboxylation💡🧪
That's the latest work by Beverly and Santiago, just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🥳🥳
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
That's the latest work by Beverly and Santiago, just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🥳🥳
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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📣 The 4th edition of the #Royce #CleanroomTraining is coming to the @cam.ac.uk on 12-16 January 2026!
🥼 This course will provide hands-on training in transistor fabrication and analysis within a clean room environment.
🔗 Apply to the course via link in comments by Friday 30 October 2025. #CORDE
🥼 This course will provide hands-on training in transistor fabrication and analysis within a clean room environment.
🔗 Apply to the course via link in comments by Friday 30 October 2025. #CORDE
September 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📣 The 4th edition of the #Royce #CleanroomTraining is coming to the @cam.ac.uk on 12-16 January 2026!
🥼 This course will provide hands-on training in transistor fabrication and analysis within a clean room environment.
🔗 Apply to the course via link in comments by Friday 30 October 2025. #CORDE
🥼 This course will provide hands-on training in transistor fabrication and analysis within a clean room environment.
🔗 Apply to the course via link in comments by Friday 30 October 2025. #CORDE
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We asked Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of @thecccuk.bsky.social, for her response to accusations of ‘inaccurate costings’ from then Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho 👇
September 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
We asked Emma Pinchbeck, CEO of @thecccuk.bsky.social, for her response to accusations of ‘inaccurate costings’ from then Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho 👇
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Our new inquiry will examine the @thecccuk.bsky.social's advice on the UK’s next carbon budget.
We’ll be looking its modelling, technology choices and costs, as well as how it’ll engage the public and support behaviour change.
Share your views 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9361/th...
We’ll be looking its modelling, technology choices and costs, as well as how it’ll engage the public and support behaviour change.
Share your views 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9361/th...
September 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Our new inquiry will examine the @thecccuk.bsky.social's advice on the UK’s next carbon budget.
We’ll be looking its modelling, technology choices and costs, as well as how it’ll engage the public and support behaviour change.
Share your views 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9361/th...
We’ll be looking its modelling, technology choices and costs, as well as how it’ll engage the public and support behaviour change.
Share your views 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9361/th...
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Interseasonal thermal energy storage can provide large energy saving. A new study investigates heat storage in aquifers. The system is thermally very efficient: after just 2-3 cycles, over 90% of the thermal energy stored is recovered. Read more below.
ieef.cam.ac.uk/emmas-model-...
ieef.cam.ac.uk/emmas-model-...
June 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Interseasonal thermal energy storage can provide large energy saving. A new study investigates heat storage in aquifers. The system is thermally very efficient: after just 2-3 cycles, over 90% of the thermal energy stored is recovered. Read more below.
ieef.cam.ac.uk/emmas-model-...
ieef.cam.ac.uk/emmas-model-...