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Energy and national security cohort meeting participants including the seed grant teams and the SEI and GTRI team

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In June, the Strategic Energy Institute (SEI) hosted the Energy and National Security Summer Cohort Meeting that convened seed grant awardees from…
This travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities

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What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program?
Graphical Illustration of a futuristic car

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ECE experts look to the future of the automotive industry, and how new technology will not only transform vehicles, but reshape the power grid,…
Energy Unplugged Camp Participants During a Field Trip to Oglethorpe Power, Green Power EMC and Georgia Systems Operations Corporation

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As a featured part of this year’s Energy Unplugged Camp, students visited the headquarters of Oglethorpe Power, Green Power EMC, and Georgia System…
Ahmed Yunus and Yongsheng Chen working with a wastewater reactor system in the lab.

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A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime…
A male and female researcher working with a metal piece of equipment outdoors with trees and grass in the background

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Wildfires have spread across the planet for millennia, but they are increasing as the climate warms. Decimated forests, depleted crops, and…

Seo-Yul Kim and Ryan Lively

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Researchers demonstrated techniques for capturing CO₂ more efficiently and affordably using extremely cold air and widely available porous sorbent…
Tech Tower

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By uniting experts across disciplines, Georgia Tech is positioning itself at the forefront of neuroscience and space research.
Jud Ready

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Effective July 1, Ready will serve as the inaugural executive director of Georgia Tech’s new Space Research Institute, which will officially launch…
Tim Lieuwen

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AE faculty member and ME alumnus recognized for leadership in clean energy, propulsion, policy.

GT Energy In The News

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background

As more and more people move to metro Atlanta, we have somehow managed to reduce our carbon footprint in the state of Georgia.…

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Axios Atlanta

Georgia's carbon footprint is shrinking — but our reliance on cars and big SUVs persists. Greenhouse gas emissions declined by…

Roads leading to downtown Atlanta
DrawdownGA

Tracking Georgia’s progress toward net zero emissions is now easier and more convenient for local governments, researchers, and…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
New York Times
solar panels
Atlanta News First

Georgia Tech scientists played a critical role in the technology that led to a major investment in solar power in Georgia, and…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Business Chronicle

Georgia Tech says it is studying how to expand the Tech Square model to other parts of the state. The hope is to create a regional…

ATL Building Birds eye view Credit: Ben Gray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City sustainability chief Chandra Farley wants to boost an energy tracking program and tap federal funds to upgrade city properties…

Image of a flow battery
IEEE Spectrum

A new approach holds promise for storing intermittent renewable energy at scale. Nian Liu

Last week, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols announced the launch of the Georgia Hydrogen Energy Braintrust.
Atlanta Business Chronicle

In Camden County, Plug Power is producing hydrogen energy that is powering Amazon forklifts. In Smyrna, Georgia Power’s Plant…