Pleased to report a new RSC Advances paper from Jack Corbin & our storage team: 'Challenges and progress in oxygen evolution reaction catalyst development for seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production' see it at tinyurl.com/h7wz28pz

🌎 Celebrate Earth Day with the Uni of Exeter's ESI 🌍 Join us on Monday 22 April at University of Exeter, Cornwall for a talk on becoming a Nature Positive University, a foraging walk, and a couple of environmental film screenings followed by Q&A. 🌳 Find out more and book: bit.ly/4aklzDj

📢 1 May: All University of Exeter, Cornwall Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are invited to participate in an #interdisciplinary workshop organised by the ECRs from the ESI.
⭐️ Free lunch included.
Registration by 24 April.
👉 forms.office.com/e/qnF7e579Vh

#ECR #EarlyCareerResearcher

🙋We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Impact Fellow to join the ACCESS team. Based at University of Exeter remote or hybrid. Job reference P92488. Applications by Wed 17 April
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecrui…

Wow! 'England could produce 13x more renewable energy than now using <3% of its land. Onshore wind & solar could provide electricity to power all households in England 2.5 x over'. Research by Renewables ExeterUni commissioned by Friends of the Earth
#StopSizewellC
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Thinking of applying for Research Showcase Poster Competition? We have a few spaces left on Designing research posters webinar on Tues 16 April (if you're working off-campus, you will need to log in via VPN to book on). Book now 👉staff.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_ess/ess/d…

We have a bunch of free PhD resources on our site including:

The paper planning template
Conference presentation planner
Research question checklist
Meeting planner
Student project planner

And a lot more, all free for you here: phdvoice.org/free-resources/

#PhDVoice PostdocVoice

Incredible video taken right next to a wind turbine in Northern Italy. Sound on!!

Impressive engineering and pretty color scheme. I've never been able to get the same thrilling sense of danger at a nuclear plant.

Although obviously the stripped-bare hillside is unfortunate,…

I was today years old when I learnt of this module lifter available for rent.

Celebrate #EarthDay with us!
🌿University of Exeter has signed up to the Nature Positive Universities Alliance. More from Ros
🌿Accompany Jon Bennie on a foraging walk
🌿Enjoy environmental film screenings
Open to staff, students & the wider community.
ESI-Earth-Day.eventbrite.co.uk

1790 sewage spills into the Fal River in 2023, nearly 5 a day! Up nearly 50% from 2022. That figure doesn't include the 185 spills into the Carrick Roads in 2023.
Find the figures for your local river at tinyurl.com/ymzf2ydp

#Cornwall #Falmouth #Truro ExeterMarine

Anurag Roy was invited to deliver a lecture on advancements in #SolarEnergy research and the work done by his group at the ESI.
youtube.com/watch?v=vjZyPM…

Very happy to share that my #PhD #thesis 'Governing the GB digital energy revolution to support net zero by 2050' is now published openly online. The full thesis is accessible via: hdl.handle.net/10871/135631

👏 Brilliant to see Huw Morrey, our MSc Renewable Energy 2022-2023 student, publish his work which was part of his MSc dissertation with Dr Aritra Ghosh.
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#SmartWindow #energy #Gasochromic

Labour’s plans for floating wind offer massive manufacturing opportunities in UK, according to RenewableUK. renews.biz/92120/ #offshorewind #floatingwind #UK

Upcoming event on 27 March, Enhancing Policy Coordination for Sustainable Transitions.
An in-person event that builds on an exciting cross-department research project at @uniofExeter with colleagues from ExeterGeography, School of Education, University of Exeter and Global Systems Institute.
exeter.ac.uk/events/details…

What does the viva test? What will it be like? What can you do to prepare? Find out in our session 'Preparing for your viva', taking place Monday 25 March. Book here 👉staff.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_ess/ess/d…

Rewiring the UK: new National Grid-ESO plan
renewextraweekly.blogspot.com/2024/03/rewiri…

MEGA FACTCHECK

Heat pumps are the “central technology in the global transition to secure and sustainable heating” says International Energy Agency.

But heat pumps still face relentless hostile media coverage.

I comprehensively debunked 18 heat pump myths in Carbon Brief👇

carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18-m…

Are electric vehicles really that clean?

The answer is a resounding yes. EVs have lower lifecycle emissions than gas cars - and by 2030, the difference will be even starker. bloom.bg/4cp1KMH