Birmingham Energy Institute News In 'BEI news' View BEI In Focus newsletterNews Back to 'Birmingham Energy Institute' Act now to secure the UK's critical materials supply, say Birmingham experts DescriptionThe UK must act now to ensure a stable supply of technology-critical metals (TCMs) essential for its transition to clean energy, according to a new Policy Commission report produced by the University of Birmingham.Date:01/04/2021 Energy storage technology is accelerating – but grids aren't ready for the transition DescriptionThe UK's capacity for electrical energy storage is projected to increase up to ten times by 2050, without adequate preparation, the rapid expansion of storage technologies could obstruct progress to a net-zero society.Date:29/03/2021 Africa's sustainable cooling centre gets multi-million funding boost DescriptionThe new Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold Chain (ACES) has taken a major step forward in Rwanda with a $3.5 (£2.4 million) million funding boost.Date:25/03/2021 University of Birmingham builds UK's first recycling plant for high-performance rare earth magnets DescriptionThe University of Birmingham will build the UK's first re-manufacturing line for high-performance sintered rare earth magnets for use in electric vehicles, aerospace, renewable energy and low carbon technologiesDate:23/03/2021 University of Birmingham joins call for government funding to create jobs and bring investment to the Midlands DescriptionSir David Eastwood has joined the vice-chancellors of the seven other universities in writing a joint letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for BEIS asking them to support funding for energy.Date:22/03/2021 Harnessing existing generation assets can enable Net Zero Carbon energy systems for regions and cities, modelling data confirms DescriptionHarnessing existing generation assets can enable Net Zero Carbon energy systems for regions and cities, modelling data confirmsDate:09/03/2021 New facility at University of Birmingham accelerates battery recycling research DescriptionResearchers working on the Faraday Institution ReLiB (Recycling and Reuse of Li-ion Batteries) project have completed the installation of new battery testing and storage facilities at the University of Birmingham.Date:03/03/2021 Professor Yulong Ding awarded IChemE Clean Energy Medal DescriptionThe Birmingham Energy Institute would like to congratulate Professor Yulong Ding on his Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Clean Energy Medal Award.Date:25/02/2021 Displaying 1 to 8 of 253 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next