Kevin Bygate and Prof Dave Worsley comment on SPECIFIC, a UK Innovation & Knowledge Centre led by Swansea University with Tata Steel as main industrial partner.


SPECIFIC is an Innovation and Knowledge Centre. It aims to develop coated glass and steel products that capture, store and release solar energy, turning buildings into power stations. The centre brings together world class academic and industrial expertise in the fields of photovoltaics, solar thermal, batteries, chemical conversion and wide area lighting, alongside unique sheet and coil printing and coating facilities.

SPECIFIC is led by Swansea University in partnership with industrial partners Tata Steel, BASF and NSG Pilkington and research partners Imperial College London, Cardiff University, Bath University, Bangor University and Sheffield University; it is funded by EPSRC, Technology Strategy Board and the Welsh Government.

SPECIFIC's aim is to transform world-class research and innovative technology into a new, £1billion industry.

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