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SUNRISE and ENERGY-X announce a joint cooperation at Europacat 2019
Picture caption: From left to right: Bert Weckhuysen, Robert Schlögl, Gabriele Centi, Maximilian Fleischer, Frédéric Chandezon, Hervé Bercegol, and Jens Nørskov. On August 20, SUNRISE and ENERGY-X representatives took part in the panel discussion of the session: "The...
SUNRISE on the road: Towards a circular and secular economy in South Africa
Picture caption: From left to right: Veronique Haller (Embassy of Switzerland), Mmantsae M. Diale (U Pretoria), Daan Du Toit (DSI of South Africa), Artur Braun (Empa) On July 30, 2019 the SUNRISE project was presented by the SUNRISE partner Swiss Federal Laboratories...
“Manufacturing processes will underpin the green transition now and in the future”: An interview with John Mathews
Western industrialism has achieved miracles, promoting unprecedented levels of prosperity and raising millions around the world out of poverty. But as China, India and other industrializing giants grow, they confront an inconvenient truth: they cannot rely...
SUNRISE poster wins the ‘Best Poster Award’ at ICCDU 2019
The 17th International Conference on Carbon Dioxide Utilization (ICCDU) took place on June 23 - 27, 2019, in Aachen, Germany. The goal of the event was to highlight research projects on Carbon Dioxide Utilization in all levels of maturity. As part of the conference,...
If you missed the SUNRISE Stakeholder Workshop…
... check out our wrap-up of this fruitful meeting below!Over 170 SUNRISE’s stakeholders gathered on June 17-18 at the Academy Palace of Brussels, in connection with the EU Sustainable Energy Week, as one of the Energy Days. Renewable energy experts from Academia,...
SUNRISE stand at the Big Challenge Science Festival in Trondheim
What a week! The SUNRISE stand at the Big Challenge Science Festival has been so much fun!Between Sunday 16 and Wednesday 19 of June, researchers from our NTNU partner have been running a very interactive stand. Our curious and intrepid visitors could learn about...
SUNRISE takes part in the EU Sustainable Energy Week
On June 20, SUNRISE participated in the EU Sustainable Energy Week both with a stand in the Networking Village and a session. The initiative’s coordinator Huub de Groot took part in the panel session ‘Energy storage to boost EU decarbonisation and...
Releasing SUNRISE official video!
Better than any “who we are”- page, this 3-minute video brings you the big picture of this international research initiative working to make artificial photosynthesis a reality for a sustainable future. Check out our official video now! You can also get involved by...
#SUN_WED2019 - Talking about the role of renewable energies in reducing carbon pollution
92% of people worldwide do not breathe clean air. Besides, ground-level ozone pollution is expected to reduce staple crop yields by 26% by 2030.Air pollution is a growing public health challenge that costs the global economy $5 trillion every year in...