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Buildings as power stations: the novel integration of new green technologies to transform buildings from energy consumers to power producers

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Submitting institution
Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
Unit of assessment
12 - Engineering
Summary impact type
Technological
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Is this case study continued from a case study submitted in 2014?
No
Underpinning research subjects
  • Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

1. Summary of the impact

2. Underpinning research

3. References to the research

4. Details of the impact

5. Sources to corroborate the impact

Additional contextual information

Grant funding

Grant number Value of grant
EP/S016627/1 £35,947,427
N/A £85,000
EP/N020863/1 £1,998,339
EP/P032591/1 £6,580,123
EP/N509905/1 £300,702
EP/L010372/1 £1,626,979
c80892 £26,300,000
EP/K000292/1 £2,791,868
EP/I019278/1 £5,012,105
Countries
  • Wales, UK
  • Wales, UK
  • Wales, England, Zambia
  • Wales, England, India
  • Wales, England
  • Wales, England
  • West Wales and the Valleys
  • Wales, England
  • Wales, England
Formal partners
  • AKZO Nobel, Arup Group Ltd, Bere Architects, BiPVco, HTA Design LLP, NSG, PA Consulting Group, Powell Dobson, Siemens, Tata Steel UK Limited, Welsh Government, Wernick Buildings Ltd
  • Evergreen Smart Power, Myenergi, SPECIFIC -Swansea University, Energy Systems Catapult
  • BASF, BiPVco, Cogent Power Ltd, ELMERIC GmbH, G-24i, Is3 Limited, Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Moixa Energy Holdings Ltd, NSG, Oxford Photovoltaics Ltd, Sony, Tata Steel UK Limited, The Solar Press UK Ltd, Welsh Government
  • Pilkington Group Ltd, Eight19 Ltd, Oxford Photovoltaics Limited, BIPVCo , Tata Group UK , Energy For You - Spain, Tata Capital Limited - India
  • Precision Varionic International (PVI) Ltd, Johnson Matthey, NSG Group, Intrinsiq Materials, Swansea University, University College London, Queen Mary University London
  • N/A
  • Cardiff University
  • N/A
  • AKZO Nobel, Arup Group, Asahi Photoproducts UK , BASF Beckers Group (UK), Centre for Process Innovation, Energy Technologies Institute, Innovia films, Johnson Matthey, National Grid, NSG, Perkin Elmer, Swansea University, Tata Steel, Vale, Welsh Government
Funding programmes
  • Active Building Centre (ABC)
  • FRED (Flexibly Responsive Energy Delivery)
  • SPECIFIC IKC Phase 2
  • SUNRISE
  • Hi-Prospects
  • SPECIFIC Tranche 2: Heat, Water, PV and Bio-inspiration
  • SPECIFIC
  • SPECIFIC Tranche 1: Buildings as Power Stations
  • Sustainable Product Engineering Centre for Innovative Functional Industrial Coatings
Global research identifiers
  • grid.421091.f
  • grid.474436.6
  • grid.421091.f
  • grid.421091.f
  • grid.421091.f
  • grid.421091.f
  • grid.422594.c
  • grid.421091.f
  • grid.421091.f
Name of funders
  • EPSRC
  • BEIS
  • EPSRC
  • EPSRC
  • EPSRC
  • EPSRC
  • Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO)
  • EPSRC
  • EPSRC
Researcher ORCIDs
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228
  • 0000-0003-1101-075X
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228
  • 0000-0002-6894-2251
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228
  • 0000-0002-9956-6228