Clean Energy Research Alliance (CERA)

The Clean Energy Research Alliance (CERA) is a group of internationally-based researchers. Our interdisciplinary projects focus on renewable energy and sustainable development in low-middle income countries. We currently have partners across Africa and Asia.

Project partners:

Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC), Uganda
Dar-es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Tanzania
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), India
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), India
Resilience Development Initiative (RDI), Indonesia
Université Marien Ngouabi, Congo-Brazzaville
Visva-Bharati University, India

Current projects

CRESUM-HYRES

Creating resilient sustainable micro-grids through hybrid renewable energy systems (EPSRC)

ACERA

Solar treatment of biomass for power generation using carbon slurries in hybrid renewable energy systems (Royal Society-DFID)

BEFWAM

Bioenergy, clean water from invasive aquatic macrophytes (BBSRC)

Wet Waste

Conversion of Wet Waste to Fuel and Value-Added Products using Hydrothermal Carbonization (DST-UKIERI)