1. Keele University Sustainability Hub Stockholm May 2014
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Keele University Sustainability Hub Stockholm May 2014
Dr Sharon George

2. The Hub Concept

3. Keele Earth and Space Observatory
1962- One of only 3 such facilities open to the general public
£500k upgrade underpinned by £250k from the Wolfson Foundation (Phase 1)

4. Home Farm 1833 - Relocated from Keele Hall 1980 – Disused
Stabilisation work started
2011 – Refurbishment complete
Site of Phase 2 for KESO development
Cost of refurbishment £4.5M

5. Home Farm BREEAM Excellent Solar Thermal Rainwater harvesting Solar PV
Climate control
Underfloor heating, and evaporative cooling
Ground source heat
Biofuel woodchip burner
Wind

6. KU Sustainability Hub Exhibition Area:
- direct viewing of the renewable energy sources being used;
- models of high tech energy systems (wind, clean coal, geothermal energy);
- brief history of Home Farm
Resources Suite:
- access to information
Keele Earth Observatory:
- an outreach centre to demonstrate the environmental importance and interrelationship of the earth’s biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere
Training and Education:
- facilities, for students, businesses and the public
Applied Research:
- evaluating technologies throughout the campus, and elsewhere

7. themes are interlinked within the Centre and across campus
About the Hub
themes are interlinked within the Centre and across campus
Exhibition Area
Resources Suite
Teaching facilities
Environmental Outreach Centre
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Research facilities
Teaching
Research
Business
Enterprise
Training
Outreach

8. MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology
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Students:
MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology

9. The public

12. Technology Development

13. Business and academia

14. About the Hub > 10,000 unique visitors every year! Why??????
Schools, students, academics, businesses, members of the public
Why??????

15. Supporting teaching and research
MSc in Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology
Providing an inspirational place for meetings, teaching an academic events
Attracting businesses to collaborate in research, deliver talks and to inform our teaching and research

16. Why? Better links with community Links to organisations
Grey Matters
Schools
Family fun days
Links to organisations
Routes to impact
Funding and sponsorship
Resources
Research
Student projects
Research links and funding
Access to activities and groups
Publicity for the University

17. themes are interlinked within the Centre and across campus
What resources?
themes are interlinked within the Centre and across campus
Exhibition Area
Resources Suite
Teaching facilities
Environmental Outreach Centre
KEO
Research facilities

18. Earth Observatory 4 zones and a campus laboratory! Wild in the Woods
Biodiversity
Lakes
Energy expertise
Solar
Wind
Marine energy
Cleaner coal
Biofuels
Fracking
Geothermal
Fuel cells

19. KEO Hydrosphere Geosphere Biosphere Atmosphere Aquatic life
Water quality and pollution
Oceans and rivers
Groundwater mobility
Drought and water conservation
Hydropower, wave and tidal energy
Ancient oceans
Soil science
Structure of the earth
Geothermal energy
Rock and fracking
Earthquakes
Oil and gas and fuels
Fossils and dinosaurs
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Biosphere
Atmosphere
Woods and trees
Invasive species
Adaptation and habitats
Ecology and conservation
Birds, bats, bees and minibeasts
Bio-energy
Biomass and water content
Short-term carbon cycle
Weather
Climate change
Drought
Gas and fuel
fuel density and CO2
Pollution
Wind power
Solar power

20. What resources? Grounds, facilities and expertise
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What resources? Grounds, facilities and expertise
Conference rooms
Laboratories
Water testing equipment
UV Spectrometer
Microscopes
Soil sampling and testing
Physics demonstrations
Earth Science demonstrations
Solar electronics kits
Demonstration wind energy generators
Anemometers and light meters
Chemical sensors
Thermal imaging camera
Biofuels testing
…etc.,etc.,etc.,…
………and plenty of things that go bang!!!!!

21. KEO World waste Conservation Biodegradation Reduce, reuse, recycle
Rockets
Litter
Music
Food miles
Darlek – Exterminate your waste!
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22. KEO
Ideas, visits, volunteers and collaboration always welcome Come and talk to us! Dr Sharon George