Research highlights and Blogs

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Cambridge study: sustainable energy rising in Bitcoin mining

The use of sustainable energy sources for Bitcoin mining has grown to 52.4%, while natural gas has replaced coal as the single largest energy source, finds a new study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School. The ‘Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report’ says the 52.4% use...

BLOG - The Sustainable Energy Imperative: A Future Generations Perspective on Technologies Leading the Clean Energy Transition

Given the terrible existential risks of climate change (IPCC 2023), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be halved this decade to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C,

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - New study rethinks cost of renewables in green ammonia production

A new study from the Department of Chemical Engineering ad Biotechnology is challenging assumptions about how best to use renewable electricity in green ammonia production, offering a practical way to design more cost-effective systems.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Spinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics

Researchers have advanced a decades-old challenge in the field of organic semiconductors, opening new possibilities for the future of electronics.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Birdlife soars on nature-friendly solar farms

Birds across Eastern England's arable landscapes are thriving on solar farms managed with nature in mind.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Solar-powered device captures carbon dioxide from air to make sustainable fuel

Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source.

BLOG - Presenting at the Materials for Sustainable Development Conference 2024

It often takes place twice a year in Spain, so this edition was extra special. The Swiss Tech Convention Centre is home to 300 m2 of dye sensitized solar cells integrated seamlessly into the building’s facade, the world’s first since its construction in 2014.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Tiny copper ‘flowers’ bloom on artificial leaves for clean fuel production

Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ have been attached to an artificial leaf to produce clean fuels and chemicals that are the backbone of modern energy and manufacturing.

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT - Electricity prices across Europe to stabilise if 2030 targets for renewable energy are met

National targets for solar and wind power will see reliance on natural gas plummet, reducing electricity price volatility across Europe