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
One year of the Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods The Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods, one of four interdisciplinary challenge-oriented research collaborations funded by the Scottish Funding Council, aims to foster cross-sector collaborative research to help achieve an equitable and just transition to a net zero Scotland by 2045. Launched in October 2023, … Read more
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
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
