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At last, our plenary meeting is in person!

admin2023-09-08T14:39:08+01:00December 6th, 2021|Project News|

The FlowPhotoChem team assembled for a hybrid meeting on November 25th and 26th, 2021 in Dublin. Partners reported on progress in each Work Package over recent months, and COVID-19 related delays. Partners had an opportunity to update the consortium on recent results and discuss plans for the next phase of the programme. The meeting was hosted by the National University of Ireland Galway. The partners were grateful for the warm hospitality and the opportunity to have productive, face-to-face discussions over dinner and during the breaks.

Meet the Team: Dr Wenming (Simon) Tong of NUI Galway

admin2023-09-08T15:08:44+01:00August 26th, 2021|Project News|

Dr Simon Tong, NUI Galway In the absence of face-to-face meetings, Danielle Nicholson, Pintail Limited pitched a few questions to Dr Wenming (Simon) Tong, NUI Galway-based Deputy Project Coordinator of FlowPhotoChem. We hope to introduce several on our research team in this way over the coming months. Enjoy! Tell us about your background- what and where did you study as an undergraduate? Graduate School? I finished my Bachelor degree course in Applied Chemistry and Master degree course in Chemistry all at Inner Mongolia University, China. I then went on to pursue my PhD research in Chemistry at Monash University, Australia. How did [...]

Successful EU Green Week meeting draws significant audience

admin2023-09-08T15:34:55+01:00June 29th, 2021|Project News|

Dr Pau Farràs On Friday, June 4th, 2021, FlowPhotoChem Coordinator Dr Pau Farràs, NUI Galway hosted a multi-stakeholder webinar for EU Green Week to present research that is using sunlight to manufacture fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide and water. New research proposes and offers sustainable manufacturing processes for industries. Soren Bowadt, Acting Head of Unit, Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) introduced the online meeting with an overview of the European strategy for a zero-emission industrial sector. The webinar went on to showcase six EU-funded projects related to FlowPhotoChem. The morning event titled: Towards Zero Pollution in the [...]

Coordinator Pau Farràs, NUIG presents at SunCoChem April 28th webinar

admin2023-09-12T12:11:10+01:00May 10th, 2021|Project News, University News|

FlowPhotoChem Coordinator Dr Pau Farràs, NUI Galway facilitated a presentation and discussion entitled "FlowPhotoChem: heterogenous photo(electro)catalysis in flow using concentrated light" at the online SunCoChem-hosted webinar conference about photo(electro)catalysis for sustainable energy conversion and storage into chemical bonds on April 28, 2021. Ninety-nine attendees were present. The objective of the two-hour webinar was to provide a better understanding of photo-electrochemical transformations driven by stable and efficient catalytic structures and how to combine photoelectrochemical measurements for their application in artificial photosynthesis. The target audiences were undergraduate, graduate or PhD students willing to learn about photo(electro)catalytic synthesis, researchers in chemical technologies from Universities [...]

Join us for the "Photocatalytic synthesis for a carbon-neutral production of fuels and chemicals" webinar

admin2023-09-12T12:14:27+01:00April 14th, 2021|Project News, University News|

FlowPhotoChem is partnering with two of our Related Projects, SunCO2Chem and DECADE and invite post-graduate students, academic and industry researchers and technical and R&D professionals in photo(electric)catalytic chemistry to join and participate in a webinar, Photocatalytic synthesis for a carbon-neutral production of fuels and chemicals. This online meeting focuses on emerging research in the field of photo(electro)catalysis for sustainable energy conversion and storage into chemical bonds. FlowPhotoChem Coordinator Dr Pau Farràs, NUI Galway will deliver the FlowPhotoChem presentation. Find the agenda and complete list of speakers here. When: April 28, 2021, 15:00- 17:00 CEST Where: Online The webinar will kick off [...]

Collecting researcher vlogs from our partners!

admin2023-09-13T12:54:38+01:00September 22nd, 2020|Project News|

We are starting a collection of researchers' vlogs from our partners. In time, they will all appear in the website's Media and Materials section. In the first of the vlog series, Hanka Besic, a PhD candidate at NUI Galway describes the foundation of her research project, her supervisors Drs Pau Farràs and Wenming Tong and her role within FlowPhotoChem. Thanks, Hanka, for going first!

FlowPhotoChem makes headlines!

admin2023-09-13T12:56:45+01:00August 19th, 2020|Project News|

Our partners and other media outlets have celebrated the launch of FlowPhotoChem. Here is a sample of the stories from near and far: FLOWPHOTOCHEM: Heterogenous Photo(electro)catalysis in Flow using Concentrated Light: modular integrated designs for the production of useful chemicals NUI Galway leads €6.99m EU project creating chemicals from sunlight and CO2 NUI GALWAY LEAD NEW EU-FUNDED PROJECT TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE- GAS EMISSIONS NUI Galway Lead New EU-Funded Project to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions NUI Galway Lead New EU-Funded Project to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions NUIG leads EU-funded greenhouse-gas project Pintail partners with NUI Galway-led team in EU project to reduce Greenhouse-gas emissions [...]

FlowPhotoChem Kickoff Press Release

admin2023-09-13T12:58:09+01:00June 25th, 2020|Uncategorized|

FlowPhotoChem, a multi-national research project led by NUI Galway, has been awarded €6.99 million in funding under the Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMBP) area of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The European Green Deal sets out to make Europe climate neutral by 2050, and the Clean Planet for All strategy set out ambitious targets to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the EU by 40% by 2030 and by 80-95% by 2050. One of the largest polluters in Europe is the chemical industry, emitting over 145 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents each [...]

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