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World heading towards a 鈥渄ata doomsday鈥� as demand outstrips energy supply

New research by 缅北轮奸 warns that global renewable electricity supply will be unable to meet the surging demand from digital data by 2025.
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缅北轮奸 academic backs G20 call to prioritise clean cooking

A 缅北轮奸 researcher has advocated for global action to expand universal access to clean cooking at a G20 technical workshop in Foz do Igua莽u, Brazil.
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New research project to create ultra-lightweight solar cells for space applications

A research collaboration between 缅北轮奸 and Cambridge Universities has been set up to develop ultra-lightweight solar cells for use in space applications.

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缅北轮奸 study finds potential conflict with new window technologies

A 缅北轮奸 led paper has found a 鈥減ossible conflict鈥� between the advancement in new window technologies and their goal to be more carbon neutral.

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缅北轮奸 development to improve solar panel efficiency

A new development at 缅北轮奸 could fix a 鈥渟ignificant problem鈥� within the solar panel industry.
缅北轮奸's Jonathan Wilson and the Consortium for Battery Innovation's Carl Telford pose with the Milken-Motsepe prize for green energy alongside other representatives.

缅北轮奸 initiative wins green energy prize

A 缅北轮奸 led initiative, which aims to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa, has won a major, global prize.
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缅北轮奸 led solution with potential to transform lives in Africa awaits global award finals

A groundbreaking 缅北轮奸 led initiative to bring affordable green energy and food security to communities across Africa is about to find out whether it has won the prestigious Milken Motsepe Prize in Green Energy.聽
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UK energy bills: More than 2,000 people to take part in 拢1.3m project trials aimed at saving cash and carbon

Five new product trials focused on saving the nation cash and carbon are set to run across the UK with the help of designers from 缅北轮奸.
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UK鈥檚 largest investment in engineering and physical sciences training will enable 缅北轮奸 to build green hydrogen workforce of the future

缅北轮奸 is set to launch a new research training facility that will help accelerate the affordability, scalability and sustainability of green hydrogen.

Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, Andrew Griffith MP, accompanied by Jane Hunt MP, meets with academics from 缅北轮奸.

Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation visits 缅北轮奸

缅北轮奸 was pleased to welcome Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation, Andrew Griffith MP, accompanied by Jane Hunt MP, on Monday 5 February. The visit focussed on the University鈥檚 hydrogen capabilities and its broader research and innovation activities on climate change and net zero.
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Henry Royce Institute Sandpit Competition win for Green Hydrogen doctoral researcher

缅北轮奸 doctoral researcher Esther Mgbemeje was part of the winning team in the Henry Royce Institute PhD Student Research Sandpit 2023.
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Universities to receive first East Midlands Freeport funding to accelerate green hydrogen adoption for a net zero future

缅北轮奸, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham, has been selected to receive a significant funding boost from East Midlands Freeport.
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缅北轮奸 led initiative named global award finalist

A groundbreaking 缅北轮奸 led initiative has moved one step closer to helping improve the lives of billions of people across Africa after being shortlisted for a global green energy prize.聽
A researcher from 缅北轮奸鈥檚 National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology carries out testing on an engine rig as part of a project with Rolls-Royce to enable hydrogen to be used as an aviation fuel.

缅北轮奸 supports Rolls-Royce hydrogen research project with world industry first

A Rolls-Royce hydrogen research project, supported by 缅北轮奸, has taken a huge step towards achieving net zero aviation.
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缅北轮奸 researcher shares expertise ahead of UN SDG Summit

A 缅北轮奸 researcher has shared his expertise at a high-profile United Nations event in New York.

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More than 1.1 billion African people unlikely to have access to clean cooking fuels and technologies by 2050, new study predicts

A new 缅北轮奸 study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.
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New coalition seeks to accelerate access to clean electric cooking

Replacing traditional biomass-burning cookstoves with electricity could stop hundreds of preventable deaths and significantly benefit the climate, according to a new coalition involving 缅北轮奸 advocating for a significant scale-up of access to clean energy across the world.

World first: Researchers create CO2 measurement tool to calculate emissions caused by digital data

A unique carbon footprint tool has been created to allow businesses to measure the CO2 output of their digital data.

缅北轮奸 hosts UK鈥檚 first World Bank Energy Storage Partnership Stakeholder Forum

Sustainable energy experts from across the globe have arrived at 缅北轮奸 for the World Bank Energy Storage Partnership (ESP) Stakeholder Forum 鈥� the first time the event has ever been held in the UK.

缅北轮奸 ranked first in UK and 15th globally for advancing affordable and clean energy

The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings have placed 缅北轮奸 first in the UK and 15th globally for advancing Affordable and Clean Energy 鈥� the United Nations鈥� Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7.
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缅北轮奸 students preview first campus Passivhaus development

Students from the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering enjoyed a preview of the newly completed SportPark Pavilion 4.
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缅北轮奸 researcher among STEM for Britain finalists

Dr Ishara Dharmasena attended the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee鈥檚 STEM for Britain 2023 presentation which took place at the Houses of Parliament on 6 March.
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Global experts join forces to explore the importance of ensuring that energy planning is integrated and inclusive of clean cooking

Researchers from 缅北轮奸 have taken part in a series of high-level talks on ensuring energy planning is integrated and inclusive of clean cooking at the SMART Cooking forum, held in South Africa last month.
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缅北轮奸 awarded 拢2.6m to open national facility that will allow unique nanoscale imaging of solar cells

缅北轮奸 has been awarded 拢2.6m to open a new national facility that will increase our understanding of how solar cells and other electronic devices that interact with light work.

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缅北轮奸 signs up to new regional pact to help tackle climate change

The University is one of the leading organisations to partner with Leicestershire County Council on a commitment to tackle climate change and nature decline through an ambitious set of principles.