News

The latest news from the Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) and its projects.

4th May, 2013
International Centre for Infrastructure Futures (ICIF) launches

The International Centre for Infrastructure Futures (ICIF) in which Southampton is a partner launchesĀ on Wednesday 29 May 2013 at TheĀ IET, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL from 14:30 ā€“ 17:30 followed by a drinks reception. ICIF, a consortium of six UK Universities and 22 non-academic partners lead by UCL will create a new way of […]

20th January, 2013
Lecture 31st January 2013: Science and Engineering in Government – and Opportunities for Innovation in the Built Environment

Prof. Jeremy Watson Global Research Director, ARUP view invitation poster for more information

19th January, 2013
‘Tidal Current Energy’ special issue of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions A

New research from a global group of scientists and engineers, including from SERG, has been published in a special issue journal of the Royal Society. The work is in support of tidal Ā power, which has the potential to provide more than 20 per cent of the UKā€™s electricity demand and the journal guest was edited […]

1st January, 2013
New ESRC SDAI project launches

The ESRC fundedĀ The distribution and dynamics of UK citizensā€™ environmental attitudes, behaviours and actionsĀ project launched on 1stĀ JanuaryĀ 2013. The project will useĀ Understanding Society, the new large scale UK longitudinal household panel to analyse the environmental attitudes, behaviours, and actions of people living in the UK.

19th September, 2012
Energy for Development project installs 13.5 KW solar plant in Kenya

The Energy for Development project has successfully completed the installation of the 13.5 KW solar plant in the rural Kenyan village Kitonyoni. The project addresses the electricity needs of rural communities in East Africa and addresses the fundamental scientific, engineering, social and policy research issues in rural power generation and distribution, transferring knowledge between participating […]

1st August, 2012
City of Southampton appoints Professor AbuBakr Bahaj as Chief Scientific Adviser

The City of Southampton has appointed Professor AbuBakr Bahaj as their Chief Scientific Adviser. Professor Bahaj, Head of the University’s Energy and Climate Change Division, has taken on the role to champion science and engineering as a key driver of the economy and ensure the city uses science effectively in all policy-making. Media coverage: University […]

17th July, 2012
Shortlisting of Southamptonā€™s Future Cities Programme

Southamptonā€™s Future Cities programme has been short listedĀ  in a multi-million pound award that, if won, would see the city transformed into a 21st-Century flagship for green technology and sustainable enterprise. The city is one of 30 councils across the UK who have received government support to carry out a feasibility study in a bid […]

17th May, 2012
Liveable Cities programme grant awarded

SERG and the University of Southampton received a Ā£6.5 million programme grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to transform cities to include low carbon pathways and healthier living. The work is to provide pathways of novel engineering and social solutions that test acceptability and coherence for low carbon living under various CO2 […]

26th October, 2011
Lecture 3rd November 2011: The End of Easy Energy

Lord Browne of Madingley Ex Chairman of BP view invitation poster for more information

9th September, 2011
EWTEC 2011 Held at University of Southampton

The European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, organized by SERG, was held at the University of Southampton in September. more details on the EWTEC Conference