Solar Materials and Energy Storage

The Nanofactory consortium is at the academic forefront of meeting the increasing market demands to develop the potential of a variety of solar materials to generate renewable energy, and exploring pioneering ways to combine these advancements in solar energy harvesting with the energy storage possibilities new battery technologies offer.

The research undertaken in this field within the Nanofactory group in the Yorkshire & Humber is groundbreaking, with key centres of excellence at Leeds (Institute of Particle Science and Engineering), Sheffield (Solar Farm, Electronic and Photonic Molecular Materials), Sheffield Hallam (Solar Energy Group) and York (Centre for Low Carbon Futures). Universities within Nanofactory continually strive to innovate and raise awareness of materials challenges in renewable energy within industry, as well as support businesses explore technology developments in nano-enabled energy.

For example one of the emerging major opportunities in this research area involves linking batteries to solar materials to provide a solution to solar energy harvesting and storage, which may pave the way to an advanced version of the battery bank system, already commonly used in hospitals and burglar alarms.

A broad range of companies and businesses benefit from collaborations with Nanofactory’s expert teams, who are highly-experienced and have an excellent track record of working with partners in the commercial sector. Our professional partnerships offer opportunities to innovate and introduce new technologies across the energy generation and storage industries.

 

Team Members

Doctor Joe Gaunt Contact Details

Dr Joe Gaunt
T: 0114 222 9440
E: j.gaunt@sheffield.ac.uk


 


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