Renewable resources

  • Renewable Resources and Biorefineries Conference

    On 3–5 June, CSCT student Sonia Raikova attended the 11th annual conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries which was held in the beautiful city of York. Out of 112 participants at the conference, Sonia won the prize for the best poster! The conference was...

  • How can making wine help orang-utans?

    Our fourth year CSCT student Fraeya Whiffin gave a talk on her research at a Sunday Assembly  in a religion free church in Bristol. Here is how she got on. I offered to give a talk on my research to...

  • Conference report: Energy CDT network

    In September, David Miles and Lisa Sargeant travelled to Imperial College London for the annual Energy Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) Network conference. The aim of this conference was to enable students from the various different energy-related CDTs to present...

  • My "I'm a Scientist" experience

    From Monday 17 to Friday 28 June 2013, DTC PhD student Rhod Jenkins took part in "I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here!", a competition which pits researchers against each other to answer science questions from British schoolchildren. He...

  • Cheltenham Science Festival 2013: Preview

    The Cheltenham Science Festival is part of Cheltenham Festivals, and is one of the UK's leading science festivals. The CSCT has participated in the festival for the last few years and this year is no exception. This year's theme for...

  • UWE Collaboration - The Future of Diesel Engines

    CSCT student Rhodri Jenkins, currently studying for a PhD in microbial biofuels, was interviewed recently for a documentary put together by Science Communication students from the University of the West of England. In the interview, he was asked about the...

  • October 2011 Symposium: "Photovoltaics— the future is bright"

    The Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies continued its on-going tradition of hosting world-leading symposia last week with “Photovoltaics— the future is bright”. Over 100 registered attendees took part in the event, including staff and students from various departments of the...

  • Research update: Biodiesel production in fixed bed catalytic reactors

    Biodiesel has the potential to be an environmentally sustainable alternative fuel source for diesel engines.  It is made by the transesterification of triglycerides, which are the main components in fats and oils.  Transesterification is a chemical reaction which, in the...