Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

Energy as a service to sustainable and inclusive development, avoiding unintended environmental and societal consequences.

Our Vision

The Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy:

  • Sees energy as a service to human development
  • Believes energy provision must be sustainable and accessible to all, avoiding unintended environmental and societal consequences.
  • Takes a holistic, whole-system and life-cycle approach to energy.
  • Tackles global sustainability challenges where the energy vector has a key role to play in supporting sustainable pathways to 2050 and beyond.
  • Works closely with local communities, local authorities, charities and NGOs, national and international professional organisations, governments and industry
  • Acts as a neutral platform for progressive dialogue among key stakeholders, facilitating advancements towards timely implementation of sustainable energy solutions at multiple scales.
  • Serves our University, Glasgow, Scotland, the UK and the world.

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News

  • 13 Feb

    UofG launches Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy

    The University of Glasgow is launching a new research centre focused on supporting the global transition to sustainable, low-carbon energy systems. The Glasgow Centre for Sustainable Energy brings together academics from across the University to find interdisciplinary new ways of delivering the radical reform of energy services and infrastructure required to reach net-zero.
  • 20 Apr

    REACT centre welcomes Glasgow MP

    UofG researchers welcomed Martin Rhodes MP to the REACT Centre last week to view new sustainable electronics research and demonstrations of circular manufacturing and advanced e-waste recovery. REACT stands for Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies. Established in 2024 with more than £6 million of UK Government funding through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), REACT brings together industry and academia to design low-waste electronics and recover valuable material from e‑waste.
  • 20 Apr

    Scalable rural connectivity solution deployed at Cochno Farm

    Prof. Imran (JWSE): "This project shows how academic innovation and operator deployment expertise can come together to deliver new connectivity solutions for rural & remote environments, connecting the unconnected." Dr Ansari, project lead: “This pilot demonstrates how off-grid low-power cost-effective 4G radios, IoT systems & EV charging (backhauled via satellite) can be delivered through shared, low-cost infrastructure, providing a scalable connectivity and power model for rural environments."
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