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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.
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, director of the CDT-GIF, with IDRIC colleagues - Credit: IDRIC
Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, director of the CDT-GIF, with IDRIC colleagues - Credit: IDRIC

New Centre for Doctoral Training to drive UK's green industrial revolution

A major new Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures (CDT-GIF) has launched to help secure the UK's position at the forefront of the green industrial revolution.

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Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds

Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield.
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Colin Nolden joins the Energy Institute as a Senior Research Fellow

The Energy Institute has welcomed Colin Nolden as a Senior Research Fellow, a role which will be based in the Management School.

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