Manufacturing the Future: Atlanta

On Wednesday, August 23, Axios hosted an Expert Voices roundtable discussion in Atlanta, featuring local leaders and experts in manufacturing, academic and government. Guests discussed the future of manufacturing in America, and how the industry is adapting to growing technological innovation and clean energy initiatives as more jobs return to U.S. shores. Axios reporter Emma Hurt and local Atlanta reporter Thomas Wheatley led the conversation.

On how large manufacturing companies can evolve

Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers

Not only people need to stay cool, especially in a summer of record-breaking heat waves. Many machines, including cellphones, data centers, cars and airplanes, become less efficient and degrade more quickly in extreme heat. Machines generate their own heat, too, which can make hot temperatures around them even hotter.

Carbon-free promise or cautionary tale? Georgia's new reactors come online to fanfare, criticism

The first new nuclear reactor built in the U.S. in more than 40 years is now up and running in Waynesboro, Georgia. 

The completion of Plant Vogtle Unit 3, the first of two reactors being built at an already-existing nuclear plant on the Savannah River, is a major milestone not just for the long-delayed project itself, but for nuclear energy in the United States. 

Nicholas Institute, Partners Launch Information Portal for Electric Transportation Opportunities in Southeast

Development of the portal–in collaboration with Georgia Tech and the SETRI network–was recently recognized as part of the White House Electric Vehicle Acceleration Challenge

The Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University, in collaboration with the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, has launched an online hub that highlights timely opportunities and upcoming events related to transportation electrification in the Southeast. 

Georgia Reduces Carbon Footprint Despite Increasing Population

As more and more people move to metro Atlanta, we have somehow managed to reduce our carbon footprint in the state of Georgia. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Eboni Deon learned exactly how this is possible. She spoke with Regents Professor at Georgia Tech, Dr. Marilyn Brown, who said tracking the changes in greenhouse gas emissions helps to find where we are making progress and where improvements are needed to meet climate goals and reduce climate change.

Georgia Tech’s Solar Energy Program Sets the Pace

Georgia Tech scientists played a critical role in the technology that led to a major investment in solar power in Georgia, and prompted a visit to the state from the Vice President.

Vice President Kamala Harris went to the Qcells facility in Dalton on Thursday. There, she announced the largest investment in solar energy in the country’s history.

Qcells is now the largest producer of solar panels in the western hemisphere.

As it turns out, Georgia Tech plays a key role in it all.