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Great British Chemicals to turn industrial waste into world-first green chemistry

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology, is being launched by the universities of Sheffield, Newcastle and Nottingham.
Hot Steel Moving Into Forging Machine

University of Sheffield researchers to transform UK steel and manufacturing

Two major new research hubs that are set to revolutionise UK steel and digital manufacturing, have been launched with the help of researchers from the University of Sheffield.
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Advanced Manufacturing Park Tour

On Tuesday 3 June, the Energy Institute hosted a tour of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) Technology Centre.
Local community members with artisan products that have been crafted from waste biomass streams using the site's infrastructure
Local community members with artisan products that have been crafted from waste biomass streams using the site's infrastructure

Integrated anaerobic digestion and solar technology: ECOSMART:2 - enabling sustainable energy access

ECOSMART:2 addresses the critical needs of last-mile communities in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) by providing access to clean energy, promoting sustainable waste management, and supporting economic development.
Warehouse distribution

Developing sustainable solutions for international supply chains

A new research partnership with Pennsylvania State University aims to help promote more sustainable supply chains to meet US policy standards.
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Carbon Capture Storage could beat blackouts

Comment from Professor Jon Gibbins, University of Sheffield Energy Institute and Director of UK CCS Research Centre, on the National Grid report published on 10 September by OFGEM.
Electric car

A clearer future for low carbon transport

Our researchers are playing a key role in the move to low carbon transport, removing barriers to vehicles like electric airplanes and hydrogen-fuelled cars.
Visitors from Japan at Energy Institute

Immobilising Japan’s plutonium

Our researchers have shared the latest strategies for plutonium immobilisation with visitors from the Japanese Citizens' Nuclear Information Center (CNIC).
Nuclear power cooling station

Strategies for nuclear waste

When it comes to nuclear waste, Professor Neil Hyatt, of our Energy Institute, says, it is surely time to bury the Micawber principle.

| The Guardian