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 New paper explores unique carbon capture process for designing materials Energy Institute member Professor Meihong Wang has had a new paper published exploring carbon capture techniques in the prestigious journal Energy & Environmental Science. 19 January 2021 Developments in the treatment of radioactive waste Research groups in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have been looking into the safe disposal of radioactive waste materials generated through nuclear power generation and atomic weapon decommissioning. 11 January 2021 New projects will drive forward research into carbon capture and storage Two Energy Institute members, Professor Jonathan Gibbins and Professor Lin Ma, have had projects funded by the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre (UKCCSRC) in their 2020 Flexible Funding call. 4 December 2020 | Published by UKCCSRC The University of Sheffield’s energy research will offer expert support for the government’s ‘green industrial revolution’ Both the University’s Energy Institute and its new Translational Energy Research Centre welcomed the news of the Prime Minister’s ambitions to reduce carbon emissions and drive renewable energy generation and usage over the next three decades. 19 November 2020 Energy Institute members will help to reduce waste in a £22.5 million UKRI project Energy Institute members will take part in a new project to create and support a circular economy in five key industries, reducing waste and environmental impacts. 16 November 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Current page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 … Next page Next › Last page Last »