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2024 SEI Summer External Faculty Fellows

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After completing a 10-week, on-campus fellowship, the members of this year’s Summer Energy Faculty Fellows Program gathered to present their…
ATL CleanTech Connect Social Jan 2024

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In January 2024, the launch of the Atlanta CleanTech Connect social marked a pivotal moment in the city's journey towards achieving its clean…
Zhantau Liu

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A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a low-cost iron chloride cathode for lithium-ion batteries, which could…
Tim Lieuwen standing above one of the Strategic Energy Institute's (SEI) research areas.

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The former interim chair for the AE School has been elected an International Fellow for his contributions to the aerospace and energy professions.
Energy and national security workshop banner

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SEI and GTRI Announced Awardees for Category A Seed Funding From the Energy and National Security Workshop.

Chris Jones Portrait

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Professor Christopher W. Jones, the John F. Brock III School Chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), is…
Energy and Public Health Symposium Presentation

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EPIcenter Showcases Energy and Public Health Seed Grant Research in a Mini Symposium
Tim Lieuwen standing outside the CNES Building at Georgia Tech

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Lieuwen enters the role of interim EVPR with plans to focus on research security and operational excellence and to strengthen the Institute’s ties…

Illustration of a mechanical impact that creates a reactive environment for depolymerization of biomass into value-added chemicals.

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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an approach that could transform lignin into valuable chemicals more efficiently…
A closeup of Georgia Tech's iconic Tech Tower

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Professor Krista Walton was selected as the recipient of the 2024 Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology from the American…

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.…

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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…

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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
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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…