Energy Cafe: I burn so you don’t have to
Canadian photographer Joan Sullivan, CEE’s current artist-in-residence, will explain the inspiration for her new ephemeral artwork – an architectural projection that gives voice to the Sun in the context of climate change. Entitled “I burn so you don’t have to”, this video will be premiered in March 2026 during the annual StAnza International Poetry Festival held every year in St Andrews. A poet from the festival will interpret the voice of the Sun by reading a poem of the same title co-written with Joan.
The Energy Café is an informal, open and inclusive space where people across our network, from undergraduates to Professors Emeriti, can come together for an hour to share ideas about the energy research they are working on. It is intended to encourage collaborations, expand research horizons, and inspire new ideas and questions about issues of energy.
Fostering collaboration and interdisciplinarity are at the heart of the Centre’s ethos and the motivation for the Café. By openly exchanging ideas with others and working across disciplines, the Energy Café offers a unique venue that celebrates the diversity of roles and contributions individuals make to energy research and research culture.