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EPSRC Support by Research Topic in Solar Technology

We classify grants using one or more research topics. Value is the total value of the grants awarded, not the proportion assigned to different research topics, so it does not show the level of investment in different research areas.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A durable and scalable anti-soiling coating for solar modulesParkin, Professor IPUCLChemistry 453,318
A durable and scalable anti-soiling coating for solar modulesWalls, Professor JMLoughborough UniversityCREST 493,263
Advanced Device Concepts for Next-Generation PhotovoltaicsSnaith, Professor HJUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 7,679,606
Advanced Thin Film Sputtering Fabrication Facility (TF-FAB)Zoppi, Professor GNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 971,033
All-Evaporated Triple-Junction Perovskite Photovoltaic DevicesPatel, Dr JBKings College LondonPhysics 397,536
Application Targeted and Integrated Photovoltaics - Enhancing UK Capability in SolarDurrant, Professor JSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 5,991,738
Bandgap engineering for optimal antimony chalcogenide solar cellsMajor, Dr JDUniversity of LiverpoolPhysics 525,362
Bifi UK: Investigation of bifacial and sun-tracking systems for high latitude, and high diffuse climatesRahman, Dr TUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Electronics and Computer Sci 419,437
Biomineral-inspired mechanically tough perovskite solar cells with enhanced stabilityHaque, Professor SAImperial College LondonChemistry 546,443
Biomineral-inspired mechanically tough perovskite solar cells with enhanced stabilityHaque, Professor SAImperial College LondonChemistry 546,443
Biomineral-inspired mechanically tough perovskite solar cells with enhanced stabilityIslam, Professor SUniversity of OxfordMaterials 400,619
Biomineral-inspired mechanically tough perovskite solar cells with enhanced stabilityIslam, Professor SUniversity of OxfordMaterials 400,619
Biomineral-inspired mechanically tough perovskite solar cells with enhanced stabilitySaunders, Professor BUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 481,010
Biomineral-inspired mechanically tough perovskite solar cells with enhanced stabilitySaunders, Professor BUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 481,010
Charged oxide inversion layer (COIL) solar cellsBonilla Osorio, Professor RSUniversity of OxfordMaterials 476,458
Charged oxide inversion layer (COIL) solar cellsMurphy, Professor JDUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 462,286
Designing and optimizing polar photovoltaics with physics informed machine learningButler, Dr K TUCLChemistry 422,894
Developing Devices that use Biotemplated Nanoparticles for Sustainable Energy GenerationGalloway, Dr JMUniversity of LeedsSch of Chemistry 458,479
Doped emitters to unlock lowest cost solar electricityWalls, Professor JMLoughborough UniversityCREST 482,328
Doped Emitters to Unlock Lowest Cost Solar ElectricityLamb, Dr DASwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 484,145
Earth-abundant catalysts and novel layered 2D perovskites for solar water splitting (H2CAT)Chhowalla, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 1,189,865
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU)Beattie, Professor NSNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 5,770,022
EPSRC-FNR Collaborative Proposal: Radiative Efficiency in Advanced Sulfide Chalcopyrites for Solar Cells (REACh)Oliver, Professor RAUniversity of CambridgeMaterials Science & Metallurgy 268,590
GENERATION: Self Powered IoT for People and PlanetCarnie, Professor MSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 742,649
GENERATION: Self Powered IoT for People and PlanetFreitag, Professor MNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 270,042
Green flexible organic photovoltaics for energy-autonomous electronicsPanidi, Dr JImperial College LondonChemistry 378,139
High-Efficiency Flexible and Scalable Halide-Perovskite Solar ModulesSilva, Professor SRPUniversity of SurreyATI Electronics 2,271,562
Hybrid Perovskite HeterojunctionsDocampo, Dr PUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 645,862
Instilling Defect-Tolerance in ABZ2 Photovoltaic MaterialsHoye, Dr RUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 304,319
'Invisible' Solar Technologies from Bio-Inspired OpticsShanks, Dr KUniversity of ExeterEngineering Computer Science and Maths 352,997
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for use as photonic materialsMcKeown, Professor NUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 355,840
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Use as Photonic MaterialsCooke, Professor GUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 356,122
Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for use as photonic materialsSamuel, Professor IUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 430,748
Perfecting Halide Perovskites: From Precursor Ink Chemistry to Defect ControlNoel, Dr NKUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,700,817
Printing Perovskite Solar Cells: Reducing Toxicity and Improving ScalabilityHughes, Dr AUniversity of LiverpoolMaterial, Design & Manufacturing Eng 286,473
Quantifying and Improving Structure-Function Relationships of All-Small-Molecule Organic-Solar-CellsKaienburg, Dr PUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 418,213
Reimagining Photovoltaics ManufacturingBeattie, Professor NSNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 986,018
Solution Processed Inorganic Thin-Film Photovoltaic Devices (SolPV)Bowers, Dr JLoughborough UniversityWolfson Sch of Mech, Elec & Manufac Eng 496,079
Solution-processed inorganic Thin-Film photovoltaic devices (SolPV)Tiwari, Dr DNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 607,164
Solution-Processed Inorganic Thin-Film Photovoltaic Devices (SolPV)Fermin, Professor DJUniversity of BristolChemistry 862,980
SPECIFIC IKC Phase 2Worsley, Professor DSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 2,997,633
Swansea TATA Research and Innovation Prosperity Partnership for Printed Perovskite PV (STRIPS)Watson, Professor TSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 2,593,380
The Solar Chemicals NetworkCowan, Professor AJUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 222,023
Unveiling electron motion at surfaces and interfaces on ultrashort length and ultrafast time scalesJohnston, Professor MBUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 1,855,113

Total Number of Grants: 44
Total Value of Grants: £48,936,680

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).