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Scott Duncan

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This is a brief Q&A with SEI's initiative lead for microgrids, Scott Duncan, where he discusses his research and how it influences the microgrids…
Georgia Tech Beautification Day volunteers on the rooftop of CNES building, with the cleaned solar panels in the background

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Georgia Tech Beautification Day brought student volunteers to the Carbon Neutral Energy Solutions Building to clean the building's solar PV arrays.
Railroads are key components of the nation’s critical infrastructure. Jeremy Epstein poses with rail cars on a siding. (Credit: Sean McNeil, GTRI)

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To be based at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Jeremy Epstein will serve as co-director of ICARIS, collaborating with PNNL co-director…
A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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A new study explores reconfigurable, sustainable construction materials that could transform how we build on this planet — and beyond.
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Recipients of the second phase of seed funding from the Energy and National Security Initiative have now been announced.
Hedwig Oldendorff vessel at the start of its emission monitoring voyage

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Researchers found that burning heavy fuel oil with scrubbers is the best available option for bulk maritime shipping. They analyzed the full…
Sustainability Showcase panel discussion, L to R - Iris Tien, Donn Digamon, Ria Aiken, Tejas Kotak, and Jason Stott (not pictured)

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The two days of panel discussions, keynote speeches, and lightning talks were themed around community, ecosystem, and infrastructure resilience.
Bridge installation

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Georgia Tech researchers and alumni have installed a new kind of footbridge in an Atlanta park.
Energy Club's 11th Southeastern Energy Conference Panel on The Potential of Renewable Hydrogen featured Eli Acree, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Undergraduate, Georgia Tech (Moderator), Panelists Scott McWhorter, Federal Opportunities and Strategy, Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, and Board Chairman, Southeast Hydrogen Energy Alliance, Comas Haynes, Hydrogen Initiative Lead, Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, Hayley Ryan, Field Engineering Manager, ExxonMobil, Luis Alcoser

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Organized by the Energy Club at Georgia Tech, the 2025 Southeastern Energy Conference welcomed over 100 attendees, including industry leaders,…
parents and two children at the Georgia Tech Atlanta Science Festival launch

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Over 5,000 people attended Georgia Tech's Celebrate STEAM event on March 8, which showcased more than 60 demonstrations in science, technology,…

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Atlanta Business Chronicle
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AJC

Suniva had been growing rapidly since its 2007 founding at Georgia Tech. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2017 under…

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Harvard Business School

What’s your area of research and what led you to it? As a climate scholar, I focus on the intersection of technology and public…

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The Cool Down

Georgia Tech researcher Gleb Yushin is quoted about recent innovations in battery technology.

Transformative Industry: Tim Lieuwen, professor and interim chair, the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech: photo Kevin Garrett.
Georgia Trend

A fleet of innovative new companies working at the limits of advanced technology could reshape the aerospace industry – and…

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NY Times

Georgia Tech's Brian Stone weighs in on this feature looking at how Singapore could be a model for dampening the effects of climate…

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Business Wire

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

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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…