Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI)

The Institute was set up to unite and promote energy research in Wales, UK to help deliver a low carbon future. The multidisciplinary LCRI aims to support the energy sector, UK and globally, to develop low carbon generation, storage, distribution and end use technologies, and to offer policy advice.

The Higher Education Funding Council For Wales (HEFCW) granted  £5.1 million to develop the LCRI for 5 years from April 2008.  LCRI’s research is also supported by contracts from the Research Councils, Industry and Government.

In 2010 LCRI secured £15 million from the Welsh European Funding Office, a contribution to a £34 million programme to enable Wales and its industry partners to lead the way in research to cut carbon emissions, as part of the European Research Development Fund’s Convergence,  Regional Competitiveness and Employment programmes.

Who are the LCRI?

The LCRI comprises staff from the founder partners:

• Welsh School of Architecture (WSA), Cardiff University (lead partner)
• Cardiff School of Engineering (CSE),
  Cardiff University
• Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC), University of Glamorgan
• College of Engineering (CoE), Swansea University
• School of Chemistry (SoC), University of Wales, Bangor
• The Centre for Solar Energy Research (CSER), Glyndwr University
• Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University

LCRI seeks to extend its membership and research through collaborative programmes with other high quality research groups

2010: European Commission President, J M Barroso, said the LCRI was one of "the best examples in Europe of Research, Innovation and Sustainable Development"