Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

Energy as a service to sustainable and inclusive development, avoiding unintended environmental and societal consequences.

Our Vision

The Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy:

  • Sees energy as a service to human development
  • Believes energy provision must be sustainable and accessible to all, avoiding unintended environmental and societal consequences.
  • Takes a holistic, whole-system and life-cycle approach to energy.
  • Tackles global sustainability challenges where the energy vector has a key role to play in supporting sustainable pathways to 2050 and beyond.
  • Works closely with local communities, local authorities, charities and NGOs, national and international professional organisations, governments and industry
  • Acts as a neutral platform for progressive dialogue among key stakeholders, facilitating advancements towards timely implementation of sustainable energy solutions at multiple scales.
  • Serves our University, Glasgow, Scotland, the UK and the world.

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News

  • 13 Feb

    UofG launches Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

    The University of Glasgow is launching a new research centre focused on supporting the global transition to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems. The Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy brings together academics from across the University to find interdisciplinary new ways of delivering the radical reform of energy services and infrastructure required to reach net-zero.
  • 27 Jul

    Comms tech breakthrough could help 6G networks cut through interference

    A team of engineers led from UofG have found a way to help wireless signals redirected by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces cut through the omnipresent electromagnetic interference caused by the ultra-connected modern world. The research could help to ensure that the next generation of communications technologies are reliable and secure.
  • 27 Jul

    Lunasonic wins support from Water Discovery Challenge

    University of Glasgow chemists are set to advance their research into how sound waves can remove harmful pollutants from drinking water after being named as a finalist in a national funding competition. The Water Innovation Fund is a key pillar in Ofwat’s mission to drive innovation that ensures the water sector is ready for the challenges of the future and results in better outcomes for customers and the environment.
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