Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

On 10 and 11 June 2024, Gioia Falcone took part in the Energy Transition panel discussion at the fifth anniversary of the Lower Saxony - Scotland Joint Forum 2024 at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Here is Day One recap from European Centre for Advanced Studies (ECAS) https://lnkd.in/e_6DchXK

Calling all Glaswegian Energy Citizens - there is still time to forward submissions for this Zine project on Nature Re-enchantment, led by Molly Davison Start your submission here https://bit.ly/3zJy2D8 Submit by 31 July. Read Molly's post for more information 👇 https://lnkd.in/eDVTtSYv

SUERC research will aid preparations for safe long-term disposal of radioactive waste Researchers from SUERC https://lnkd.in/eMt8zfvN have been awarded £290k from Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) to investigate the safe, long-term disposal of UK radioactive waste. The projects (IT4SG and CLIME) are led by Prof. Fin Stuart and Dr Kieran Tierney respectively.  They will focus on key aspects that are critical to the long-term safety of a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF); characterising the origin and age of the groundwater in the potential GDF sites and determining the extent that the marine environment will change over their operational lifespan. Read the full story at https://bit.ly/3zTC6kg

The University of Glasgow is one of the first universities in Scotland to divest from fossil fuels. In 2014 the university committed to stop investing in fossil fuel industry companies over a ten-year period, after recognising the devastating impact climate change would have on our planet. They have stayed on course and achieved their goal this year. This move is part of their wider Glasgow Green Strategy, which is supporting them in developing their Carbon Management Plan and launching new sustainable initiatives. Collaboration is at the heart of their journey with a ‘Scotland Beyond Net Zero’ coalition with other Scottish universities already underway. Feeling inspired by this story? You can find out more about their plans here: https://lnkd.in/eK6CasRg #LetsDoNetZero #UniversityofGlasgow

The global journey towards a future powered by sustainable energy systems requires international collaboration, so as part of the UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-636), the University of Glasgow took part in the 2024 webinar series to provide an overview of geothermal research activities. 🌏 ⚡ The primary objective of IGCP-636 is to promote the use of geothermal resources as a clean, low-carbon, base-load, and renewable energy. The three targets of the programme are: i) to increase knowledge and understanding of deep geothermal reservoirs; ii) to conduct outreach activities with focus groups and communities; ii) and to promote the installation of geothermal heat pumps. Gioia Falcone, David Banks, Julien Mouli-Castillo and Christopher Brown provided several presentations highlighting the innovative research looking to advance the geothermal sector. These focused on i) geothermal energy resource assessments, ii) mine water geothermal exploitation methods highlighting lessons learnt from case studies, iii) new tool development for geothermal mine water heating modelling (GEMSToolbox) and iv) numerical modelling of closed-loop geothermal systems with specific application to borehole thermal energy storage. 🎥 The recorded webinar is available here: https://lnkd.in/dzB2RzX7 #Geothermal #HeatPumps #SustainableEnergy

For colleagues across the University of Glasgow, we hosted our first Sustainable Energy Zoompoisum last month with 3 fascinating speakers approaching sustainable energy from diverse perspectives: ➡ Dr Paul EIZENHOEFER: ‘How does Life respond to Landscape Evolution?’ ➡ Dr Fred RENDELL-BHATTI: ‘Towards next-generation barocaloric materials for sustainable heating & cooling’ ➡ Prof. Harriet THOMSON: ‘Closing Energy Divides for Just Energy Transitions’ Zoomposia are a great place to hear about research happening at UofG and create organic collaborations with colleagues in an informal setting. How to get involved: 🎧 Listen Now - https://lnkd.in/eiwkE5Wg 🗣 Present - email contactus-sustainableenergy@glasgow.ac.uk 🔊 Join Live - https://lnkd.in/eciKQWvw Please follow our LinkedIn Page 💚 #SustainableEnergy #Interdisciplinary

Spotlight on the Election: Climate Policy the Science and the Politics with Gioia Falcone and Chris Stark Gioia Falcone, Director of the recently established Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy (GCSE) and Rankine Chair of Energy Engineering at the University of Glasgow joined the discussion in the fifth podcast in the Spotlight Election Series addressing Climate as the theme. Part One featured Chris Stark, Chief Executive of The Carbon Trust (and Honorary Professor at the UofG Centre for Public Policy) and Gioia was interviewed in Part Two.    It is well worth a listen, both Chris and Gioia providing many points to consider on the journey to achieving sustainable Net Zero. Here are a few highlights from Gioia’s interview:  Gioia explained that the GCSE sees energy as a service to sustainable and inclusive development to support UN Sustainable Goal 7, namely ensuring access to energy is affordable, reliable and sustainable for all. We must not leave anyone behind and achieve this without unintended societal and environmental consequences.      Gioia addresses the opportunities and challenges the journey to Net Zero presents. She covers issues such as the limitations of carbon capture and storage, the challenge of reducing household emissions (the UK’s single biggest contributor), the UK’s deteriorating biodiversity, the necessary advancement of large-scale energy storage, the constraints on our grid infrastructure, and the skills and job transition required.    Ultimately, we must avoid the tragic irony that advancing ‘green’ infrastructure at scale towards net zero becomes the ultimate demise of the natural environment our lives depend on.       Some solutions lie in prioritising support to a distributive economy, Green Taxonomy and Sustainability Disclosure Standards, mass investment, engaging with and investing in communities, and perhaps learning from Scandinavian countries where governments must sign up to deliver against long term goals which have a life span that greatly exceeds any single government tenure.        Listen and subscribe 🔗 www.uofgspotlight.com       Find out more about the Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy: https://lnkd.in/etFyqriU Please follow our LinkedIn Page 💚

If you missed the fabulous Phonoautobothy here is a chance to catch some highlights captured on film 😍 👇 "The solar-powered Phonoautobothy, used as both a recording studio and performance stage, proved that even Glasgow gets enough sun to power our music needs. And at MusARC, adults were amazed at the quietness of the hydrogen fuel cell that provided clean energy to a second stage, asking if this could this be the future of festivals?" Nicola Tait William Nibbs Jack Revill Hayward Anton Soderqvist Next stop: Belle & Sebastian Weekender 2 and 3 August at SW3G. Graeme Hunt Inge Ejbye Sørensen Matt Brennan https://lnkd.in/eYMtQaQT

New podcast! Centre Director Gioia Falcone joins an expert panel on the Science and Politics of Climate Policy ahead of the UK election on this week's UofG Centre for Public Policy Spotlight podcast🌍 www.uofgspolight.com

Upcoming webinar spotlighting just some of the expertise in geothermal systems at University of Glasgow 2nd July at 2 pm. Gioia's talk will cover Geothermal Energy Resource Assessment: from Potential to Project and she is joined by: - David Banks addressing GSHP and minewater geothermal case studies. - Julien Mouli Castillo PhD sharing insights into the Geothermal Mine Water Heating Modelling: GEMSToolbox - Christopher Brown exploring Numerical Modelling of Closed-loop Geothermal Systems. 👇