The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) of Loughborough University is one of the best renewable energy research centres in Europe and the USA according to Interesting Engineering.
CREST has been researching alternatives to fossil fuels for over 20 years, collaborating with industry and international academic networks in order to develop new technologies and support rapid growth within the global clean energy sector. It is the largest sustainable energy research centre in the UK and was the first in the country to offer a postgraduate degree in renewable energy systems technologies (REST). It also maintains a distance learning scheme which helps to widen its global reach and influence.
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