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Erik Barbosa and Madeline Morrell examine salt beads

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Georgia Tech researchers in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering (ME) are developing more efficient heating systems that…
PSR AI4OPT Collab in US Energy Industry

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AI4OPT and PSR partner to transform the energy sector, focusing on renewable energy integration and long-duration storage solutions.
Anna Erickson

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Georgia Tech will lead a consortium of 12 universities and 12 national labs as part of a $25 million U.S. Department of Energy’s National…
A view of Tech Tower from Crosland Tower. Photo: Georgia Tech

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Nine early-career professors will pursue cutting-edge climate mitigation research during the upcoming year as part of the initiative.
Headshot of Chaouki Abdallah wearing a navy suit jacket and gold-patterned tie with a white a shirt. Chaouki is smiling.

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Chaouki Abdallah, Georgia Tech's executive vice president for Research (EVPR), has been named the new president of the Lebanese American…

Picture of Martha Grover

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School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) faculty member Martha Grover has been named the College’s Thomas A. Fanning Chair in Equity…
Electrify GT, a student group helping the Institute reach its carbon reduction goals as part of Tech’s sustainability vision, researched and identified the best cost-effective electric vehicle options.

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The Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) is electrifying its patrol division with three all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E GT SUVs, leading the…
Dan Molzahn Picture

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College of Engineering Recognizes 8 Faculty with 2024 Excellence Awards
Patricia Stathatou and Christos Athanasiou at Georgia Tech

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A team of Georgia Tech and MIT researchers found that discarded brewer’s yeast, when encased in hydrogel capsules, becomes a viable and inexpensive…
Four people walking across a salt marsh

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Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is…

GT Energy In The News

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

As more and more people move to metro Atlanta, we have somehow managed to reduce our carbon footprint in the state of Georgia.…

hand with scissors cutting smoke from smoke stack
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…