News News stories 20 February 2024 University of Sheffield’s Energy Innovation Centre partners with Drax to advance carbon capture research Renewable energy company Drax has become the latest founder member of the University of Sheffield’s newly-launched Energy Innovation Centre, to drive forward research into next generation carbon capture technology. 1 May 2024 Longer-life smart MOPO batteries bringing renewable energy to Africa Longer-life MOPO Batteries, which can help communities off-grid or with unstable power networks in Africa access clean and affordable energy, are being developed with the help of engineers from the University of Sheffield. 30 April 2024 Only four G20 countries set for positive ecological footprint by 2050, study finds The UK, along with 15 of the G20 nations, are forecast to have a negative ecological footprint by 2050, according to new research from the University of Sheffield. 25 April 2024 UK Clearing House for sustainable aviation fuels officially launches The UK sustainable aviation fuels Clearing House has officially launched, marking a major step in enabling the UK to bring new fuels to market and help reduce carbon emissions from the aviation industry. Search World’s first transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuels granted Permit to Fly The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight, which is supported by fuel testing at the University of Sheffield. 8 November 2023 UK and Japan partnership to develop new technologies for nuclear waste disposal New research, led by the University of Sheffield, that will develop technologies to detect and process radioactive waste has been awarded funding by the UK in partnership with the Japanese government. 2 October 2023 Revolutionary energy storage technology being trialled by University of Sheffield engineers New energy storage technology, which could significantly reduce household bills and help the UK achieve net zero, is being trialled by researchers from the University of Sheffield. 25 September 2023 Sheffield steelmakers could soon switch to cleaner fuel Sheffield’s world-renowned steelmakers could soon be switching to cleaner fuel, thanks to phase two of a pioneering new project. 19 September 2023 Platform Level LCA Helps Support BAE Systems’ Net Zero Strategy A new framework of platform level LCA for decision-making has been developed by researchers at the Management School in collaboration with BAE Systems and AMRC North West to support efforts in achieving Net Zero targets for BAE Systems' Air Sector. 8 September 2023 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »