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 Energy Price Rise: Expert from University of Sheffield explains the price rise and how you can lower your bill Dr Robert Marchand from the Energy Institute and the Management School speaks to the Sheffield Star, explaining the energy price rises and what to do to lower your bill. 4 February 2022 Damage caused by a tsunami that hit the east coast of Japan in 2011 Fukushima simulant material to provide major boost to cleanup effort Researchers led by Professor Claire Corkhill from the Energy Institute have developed a new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive fuel debris remaining in Fukushima’s nuclear reactors. 3 February 2022 Low temperature method for decarbonising limestone locks carbon dioxide up as a mineral Theodore Hanein, Hajime Kinoshita and colleagues have proposed a new scalable process that decarbonises calcium carbonate, generating calcium hydroxide (which can be used to produce cement clinker) and sodium carbonate. 24 January 2022 | Published by Chemistry World New integrated hybrid microgrid could supply renewable, cheap and efficient energy to remote areas Researchers at the University of Sheffield have proposed a new integrated hybrid solar thermal and wind-based microgrid power system. 5 January 2022 New material research aims to reduce the environmental impact of both cement and steel industries A research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering which includes three Energy Institute members, is looking at taking waste products from the steel industry and using them as a base material for cement production. 20 December 2021 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 … Next page Next › Last page Last »