EPSRC Cross-Institutional Award Secured by East Ayrshire Retrofit Project

East Aryshire CoRE – BarShare Retrofit Demonstrator The East Aryshire CoRE – BarShare Retrofit Demonstrator project, which will provide a real-world testing and evaluation of different retrofitting strategies, has received the Scottish Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) cross-institutional award.  Led by Dr Kate Carter, with Professor Sonja Dragojlovic-Oliveira and Dr Faye Wade, the concept was initially conceived at the Alliance’s … Read more

ERLP Media Training Workshop

Media Training Writing Retreat  Following the success of our inaugural Emerging Research Leaders Programme (ERLP) workshop on policy engagement in January 2024, this year’s retreat was delivered in collaboration with Scottish Media Training and focused on media engagement.   ERLP is a skills development programme for early career researchers (ECRs). Built around annual training workshops, the … Read more

JUST-Systems Project Secures Share of £10M UKRI Grant

JUST-Systems Project Secures a share of £10M UKRI Grant to Tackle Decarbonisation and Fuel Poverty JUST-Systems is one of two projects benefitting from a share of nearly £10M investment by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to accelerate decarbonisation while addressing societal challenges of fuel poverty, sustainable local economies, wellbeing, and social justice in the UK.  … Read more

Home Energy Music | A Seed Funded Project

Home Energy Music | A Seed Funded Project Musician Mhairi Hall and sound artist Karen Mair have worked together to refine and finalise their audio piece ‘Awakening’, an Alliance seed funded project. The piece was created through a collaborative weaving of household sounds (sounds of various forms of domestic energy and water through innovative techniques) with original music composed … Read more

Sustainable Households Grant Retreat 

The Sustainable Households theme hosted a grant development retreat at Loch Insh Outdoor Centre from 28th – 30th August.   Welcoming seed fund awardees from The University of Edinburgh, the University of Strathclyde, the James Hutton Institute, the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Stirling, the retreat provided a dedicated space for teams to collaborate and … Read more

Beyond a Grid Constrained World

This summer, CEE postdoctoral researcher Cornelia Helmcke hosted ‘town halls’ across the Scottish Islands to explore the current constraints to the UK energy grid as experienced by islanders. Orkney, Lewis, South Uist, Skye and Mull – all Scottish Islands of diverse landscapes and cultures facing similar energy challenges. To get to the root of these … Read more