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Online video - Critical Materials for Battery Sustainability

On 1 Dec 2022, Xin Sun , Researcher at Tsinghua University, was the invited speaker, as a part of the Cambridge University Energy Technology Society (CUETS) talks, to present on "Critical Materials for Battery Sustainability". Watch the full talk below. Xin Sun is a PhD candidate in School of Vehicles and Mobility...

The future of aviation: how will we fly to COP in 2035?

In the week of COP27 people across the world have flown to Sharm El Sheikh to discuss action on climate change. Aviation is a crucial way to bring us together to tackle this challenge – but it is also a major contributor to the problem. Along with all areas of the global economy, flight must become climate neutral. However...

University and city council to explore feasibility of city centre heat network to reduce emissions

Cambridge City Council, in partnership with the University of Cambridge, has secured government funding to undertake a study to explore the feasibility of developing a Cambridge City Centre Heat Network. If the study identifies it is feasible and government funding is available to develop the project further, a heat...

Professor John Orr – 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prize winner

Professor John Orr has been announced a winner of the 2022 Philip Leverhulme Prize, securing £100,000 to advance his research in the field of construction and structural engineering. Professor Orr will specifically use the prize money to continue his work on reducing whole life embodied carbon of built assets in support of...

University of Cambridge academics elected as new RAEng Fellows

At its AGM on 20 September 2022 the Royal Academy of Engineering elected 72 leading figures in the field of engineering and technology to its Fellowship. Three University of Cambridge academics joined the Royal Academy of Engineering as Fellows. Congratulations to: Professor Manish Chhowalla, Department of Material Science...

Why COP27 matters

Prof Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero: As we enter another COP, with the world at 1.15°C of warming, it feels as though the hope of “keeping 1.5°C alive” is similarly dwindling. But we cannot give up hope – too much depends on it.

The International Law of Energy book publication

Cambridge University Press has published The International Law of Energy by Jorge E. Viñuales . Founding Director of C-EENRG, Professor Jorge Viñuales , just published a new monograph 'The International Law of Energy' with Cambridge University Press. The world's energy structure underpins the global environmental crisis...

A retrofitting revolution

Laying the foundations for buildings to stay cool in extreme heat. Impact at a glance: Measured excessively hot summer conditions in UK hospitals from 2007–19 and developed proposals to boost resilience in hot summers. Adaptation solutions were designed for 248 National Health Service (NHS) England Acute Hospitals (12.4...

Fluid mechanics and the energy transition

Decarbonisation of the energy system is the greatest challenge we face. At Cambridge’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows, world-leading researchers in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and surface science are working to develop the solutions we need to replace fossil fuels and protect our planet. After an...

Floating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production

Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, designed ultra-thin, flexible devices, which take their inspiration from photosynthesis – the process by which...