Conference organizers

Kanwar S. Nalwa

Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering,
IIT Kanpur, India

Ashish Garg

Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering,
IIT Kanpur, India

Raju Kumar Gupta

Department of Chemical Engineering,
IIT Kanpur, India

David Worsley

Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Swansea University, GB

Hari Upadhyaya

London South Bank University,
London, GB

Ian Mabbett

Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Swansea University, GB

Adrian Walters

Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Swansea University, GB

Sara Walters

Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Swansea University, GB

Georgia Bevan

Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Swansea University, GB

Paula Toft

Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Swansea University, GB

Invited Speakers
Dr. Nikhil Agrawal
New, IN
Akash Dasgupta
Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, GB
James Durrant
Imperial College London and Swansea University, GB
Ellie Gilvin
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), IN
Raju Gupta
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, IN
Peter Head
Ecological Sequestration Trust, GB
Peter Holliman
SPECIFIC, College of Engineering Swansea University, GB
Priyadarshini Karve
Samuchit Enviro -Tech, IN
Praveen Kavuru
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, IN
Prashant Kumar
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre For Advanced Scientific Research, IN
Kanwar Nalwa
IIT Kanpur, IN
Jenny Nelson
Imperial College London, United Kingdom, GB
Satishchandra Ogale
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune, IN
Lalit Pant
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, IN
Satish Patil
Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU), Indian Institute of Science, IN, IN
Emmanuel Pean
SPECIFIC – Swansea University, Materials Research Centre, College of Engineering, UK, GB
Ravichandran Shivanna
Optoelectronics Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK., GB
Henry Snaith
University of Oxford, GB
SK Varshney
Department of Science and Technology, IN
Anna Wilson
Imperial College London, United Kingdom, GB
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About the conference

 Our meeting took place between Thursday 10th and Friday 11th February, 2022.

The theme for the symposium was ‘Transition to Net Zero’ and showcased technology development sessions on food, water, energy and Net Zero. Food, water and energy together makes the foundation for socio-economic development and well-being, but also significantly contribute towards global warming and climate change, which raises the concern of environmental and ecological sustainability. Food-Water-Energy-Climate Nexus with transition towards Net Zero will be an effective way to deal with these complicated issues, which would require an interplay of technological interventions, and dedicated efforts of multiple stakeholders including academicians, researchers, industries and decision makers in this direction.

SUNRISE symposium explored the linkages between water and hygiene, energy harvesting, energy systems, food production and food security in the context of decarbonisation and Net zero through global collaboration of leading research teams and industries.

Topics
  • Water & hygiene
  • Food systems
  • Energy harvesting
  • Energy systems
  • Net zero
Prizes

🥇 Oral presentation prizes: 
£100 for winner
£50 for runner up


🥇 ePoster presentation prizes
£100 for winner
£50 for runner up.

More info about SUNRISE
In 2017, 840 million people globally lacked access to electricity. Recent advancements in third-generation solar technology using affordable, earth-abundant, sustainable materials offer a potential solution for off-grid energy access. The SUNRISE network unites leading solar research teams from the UK and Global South, and provides a pathway to impact by translating these new solar materials into viable commercial products. Now over halfway through the project, our aim to construct building-scale demonstrators in Indian villages using integrated solar technologies tailored for the community’s needs is close to being achieved.

In this online conference we wanted to focus on the deployment aspects of the project, and the challenges involved with funding, constructing, and integrating new buildings and technologies in rural communities. Invited speakers presented from funding bodies such as UKRI, commercial partners such as EcoFirst and Oxford PV, and finally social science experts from Swansea University and Tata CSR.

Interspersed throughout were student presentations on a variety of topics related to all aspects of the project, from electron transporting layers for perovskites to building design. We also welcomed poster submissions on a range of subjects.

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