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 processing method could help tackle UK’s huge plutonium stockpile problem A safe, cost effective way of immobilising five tons of contaminated plutonium residues, part of the UK’s 140 ton plutonium inventory has been demonstrated by engineers from the University of Sheffield. 10 September 2020 Sheffield researchers part of pioneering £8M programme to reduce environmental impact of gas turbine jet engines Researchers from Energy 2050 group will join a team led by the University of Strathclyde on an £8 million research programme that aims to reduce the environmental impact of aviation and power generating gas turbine engines (GTEs). 2 September 2020 Sustainable cement: the simple switch that could massively cut global carbon emissions August 22 is Earth Overshoot Day, which marks the date when the demand for resources in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate. We could move this point back by 10 days by using sustainable cement, Dr Brant Walkley tells The Conversation. 24 August 2020 | Published by The Conversation Energy Institute project to make drinking water safe in Egypt is shortlisted for the 2020 Newton Prize A project led by Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian has been shortlisted for the 2020 Newton Prize, which celebrates the outstanding international research partnerships which address critical development challenges. 18 August 2020 University of Sheffield scientists to support delivery of research into safe geological disposal of nuclear waste Researchers from the University of Sheffield, in partnership with The University of Manchester, will support the delivery of independent evidence-based research to underpin the development of a UK Geological Disposal Facility. 5 August 2020 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Current page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 … Next page Next › Last page Last »