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Dan Molzahn

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The NSF grant winner and associate professor is working to improve the resilience of power grids while also indulging in his other love: history.
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.
Energy and National Security Workshop Header

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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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Axios Atlanta

Georgia's carbon footprint is shrinking — but our reliance on cars and big SUVs persists. Greenhouse gas emissions declined by…

Roads leading to downtown Atlanta
DrawdownGA

Tracking Georgia’s progress toward net zero emissions is now easier and more convenient for local governments, researchers, and…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
New York Times
solar panels
Atlanta News First

Georgia Tech scientists played a critical role in the technology that led to a major investment in solar power in Georgia, and…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Business Chronicle

Georgia Tech says it is studying how to expand the Tech Square model to other parts of the state. The hope is to create a regional…

ATL Building Birds eye view Credit: Ben Gray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City sustainability chief Chandra Farley wants to boost an energy tracking program and tap federal funds to upgrade city properties…

Image of a flow battery
IEEE Spectrum

A new approach holds promise for storing intermittent renewable energy at scale. Nian Liu

Last week, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols announced the launch of the Georgia Hydrogen Energy Braintrust.
Atlanta Business Chronicle

In Camden County, Plug Power is producing hydrogen energy that is powering Amazon forklifts. In Smyrna, Georgia Power’s Plant…

Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower with the Atlanta midtown skyline in the background
Atlanta Journal Constitution

Group to promote state as center for hydrogen energy amid surge in public and provide investments.

Jon Ossoff, Georgia’s…