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Scientists demonstrate solar-powered plastic recycling at real-world scale
Latest Research Highlight and Insight

Scientists demonstrate solar-powered plastic recycling at real-world scale
Research Highlight - Physical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long
Latest Research Highlight and Insight

Physical pressure could make EV batteries last twice as long and reduce environmental impact
Department of Chmical Engineering and Biotechnology spin-out opens manufacturing facility
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Spinout Immaterial opens manufacturing facility to produce Metal-Organic Frameworks at scale
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Watch - Cambridge Festival: Making energy choices

Smart technologies are rapidly reshaping the way that we power our homes and travel – but with so much buzz around heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle

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We are able to support research institutions, businesses, government departments and any other organisations interested in establishing an energy related research collaboration with the University of Cambridge
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Research Highlights and Insights

Insights, research highlights, publications and researcher blogs showing the energy-related research taking place across the University of Cambridge

Events

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The Reynolds Lecture – Nature, people and place: the mess we’re in and a possible pathway out

8 July 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm Emmanuel College, Cambridge

Dynamic X-ray diffraction for the design of functional photoswitches

16 July 2026 11:00am to 12:00pm Pfizer Lecture Theatre, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry.

Understanding Factors Governing the Electrochemical Formation Reactions of Graphite Intercalation Compounds for Energy Storage Devices - Assistant Professor Sanken, The University of Osaka

17 July 2026 2:00pm to 3:00pm Unilever Lecture Theatre, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

4th World Conference on Engineering Thermochemistry (WCETC 2026)

19 July 2026 9:00am to 22 July 2026 5:00pm Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Philippa Fawcett Drive, CB3 0AS

Faraday Institution Conference 2026

8 September 2026 9:00am to 10 September 2026 5:00pm University of Nottingham, East Midlands Conference Centre

News

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30 Jun 2026

Watch - Cambridge Festival: Making energy choices: Heat pumps, solar panels, electric cars

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29 Jun 2026

Spinout Immaterial opens manufacturing facility to produce Metal-Organic Frameworks at scale

Department of Chmical Engineering and Biotechnology spin-out opens manufacturing facility

25 Jun 2026

Cambridge researchers awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council - 2026

Cambridge researchers awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council - 2026

11 Jun 2026

DSIT Minister attends launch of Cambridge Zenith AI Supercomputer

DSIT Minister attends launch of Cambridge Zenith AI Supercomputer

2 Jun 2026

Cambridge spinout Nyobolt shows research-to-impact success with $1bn valuation milestone

News-Professor Clare Grey and Dr Sai Shivareddy

23 Apr 2026

European Commission greenlights €211 million funding for Cambridge graphene photonics spinout