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Three Georgia Tech projects will receive more than $4.7 million in direct…

Qcells, a solar power company, plans to build a $2.3 billion manufacturing complex just north of Atlanta in Cartersville to not only make state-of-the-art components for solar panels, but also to build complete panels used in a variety of settings, from houses to large-scale commercial and industrial solar arrays.

The state of Georgia is at the epicenter of what may be the largest investment in clean energy…

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Whether they know it or not, most city dwellers have probably been inside a so-called “green”…

Postdoctoral fellow Poorandokht Kashkouli, seated at laptop, discusses test data from their direct air capture rig. Ryan Lively, left, and Chris Jones, pointing at laptop, stand next to the rig, which is a series of tubes and valves in a metal frame. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

In 2015, nearly 200 countries agreed: they would reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and…

Cheaper Flow Batteries for Clean Energy

Clean energy is the leading solution for climate change. But solar and wind power are…

Cover of Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment eBook

A new eBook, "Climate Change and the Design of the Built Environment" by Michael Gamble, …

Martha Grover

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)…

Nicholas Selby, Zhenyu Zhang - Forbes 30 Under 30 in Energy Category

This is an excerpt from the Features story published on December 20, 2022.

Two Georgia…

A tiny graphene device on a silicon carbide substrate chip. The device rests on a person's fingertip. Credit: Jess Hunt-Ralston, Georgia Tech 

A pressing quest in the field of nanoelectronics is the search for a material that could replace…

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In the decade since Professor Gleb Yushin’s battery materials startup participated in Georgia…

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The Greenhouse Accelerator is announcing the launch of the Georgia Cleantech Innovation Hub, a public-private-academic…

Streets crack under heat because higher temperatures create more space between vibrating molecules, causing the material to expand and deform. Priscila Zambotto/Moment via Getty Images
The Conversation

Not only people need to stay cool, especially in a summer of record-breaking heat waves. Many machines, including cellphones,…

The utility Pacific Gas & Electric acknowledged responsibility for equipment that started the deadly 2018 blaze that burned through Paradise, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
The Conversation

Maui County is suing Hawaiian Electric, claiming the utility was negligent for not shutting off power as strong…

Benoit Montreuil speaking to the Axios roundtable group. Credit: Shay Richards for Axios
Axios

On Wednesday, August 23, Axios hosted an Expert Voices roundtable discussion in Atlanta, featuring local leaders and experts in…

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

Development of the portal–in collaboration with Georgia Tech and the SETRI network–was recently recognized as part of the White…

After more than 10 years, construction of Plant Vogtle Unit 3 is complete and has achieved full power output. (Courtesy of Georgia Power)
WABE

The first new nuclear reactor built in the U.S. in more than 40 years is now up and running in Waynesboro, Georgia.…

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…

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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