CESRIC

Climate & Energy Space Research International Consortium

Purpose

The CESRIC Project is an Initiative of THE FUTURES FORUM, established to enable increased participation of researchers from developing and non-dominant space-faring countries in the increasingly active space economy. The consortium's research will focus on the challenge of clean energy for both terrestrial and space use while contributing to SDG 7-Affordable, Clean & Renewable Energy for all and SDG 13-Climate Action.

The ultimate goal is to contribute to the global efforts of identifying clean energy for use in space missions. This project will engage universities in the USA and around the world in research pertaining to solar energy as a resource for both terrestrial and lunar surface application activities in a push for zero-carbon futures.

Project Objectives

The project is to be executed in two (2) phases and the performance will be measured over a six-month period.
Measurements: Humidity, Temperature, Irradiance, Air quality (dust particulates), and Solar power.
Perovskite solar cells will be combined in several ways with different storage systems and mounted on balloons in various Latitudes/Longitudes.

Project Phases

Phase I - will establish land-based baseline indoor data collection over 90 days or three months.
Phase II - will establish land-based baseline outdoor data collection.

Participating Insitutions

Experiments will be conducted in Australia, Finland, Jamaica, Mauritius, and Maryland, United States.

The CESRIC Project Academic Institutions:

Maryland, USA - Morgan State University (HBCU)
Finland - University of Oulu
Australia - Charles Darwin University
Mauritius - University of Mauritius
Jamaica - Northern Caribbean University

Virtual, Collaborative and Team-Based Approach

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