Articles tagged with 'energy' | University of Manchester

New research from the Tyndall Centre at The University of Manchester highlights an urgent global need for investment in green fuels this decade to meet the Paris Climate goals....

UK team reveal boost to green hydrogen ambitions to coincide with COP27 climate change summit...

National Grid and The University of Manchester are to collaborate on a four-year project to develop a full-scale demonstrator at the Deeside Centre for Innovation, designed to test at scale how the UK can retrofill SF6 across its network of high-volt...

He spoke alongside Akash Paun (Institute for Government), Ben Houchen (Tees Valley Mayor), Rain Newton-Smith (Confederation of British Industry), Asif Rehmanwala (Ecotricity) and Dr Nina Skorupska (Renewable Energy Association).Mat spoke about how re...

The University of Manchester’s partnership with National Grid is one of six exceptional industry-academic collaborations shortlisted by The Royal Academy of Engineering and WMG at the University of Warwick for the second annual Bhattacharyya Award.  ...

Researchers have called for a more sustainable approach to the UK’s National Space Strategy in a new publication from The University of Manchester, On Space....

Energy sector academics, experts, practitioners, decision-makers, advocates and business sector representatives from all across the world are attending the 3rd International Conference on Energy Research & Social Science, hosted by The University of ...

A new generation of smart robots is being developed at The University of Manchester that can be trusted to think and act for themselves in some of the most hazardous places on Earth - and beyond....

The Energy Innovation Agency  has officially launched, bringing together world-leading academic, private sector and public sector expertise to help bridge the energy innovation gap and find solutions to make sure Greater Manchester can reach its carb...

A robot named Lyra has been used to inspect a ventilation duct in Dounreay’s redundant nuclear laboratories and map radioactive materials. Lyra traversed 140m of duct from a single entry point and provided operators with detailed radiological charact...

Researchers at Manchester will help decarbonise the electricity system in Great Britain and accelerate progress towards net zero, in a five-year innovation partnership announced with National Grid. The collaboration will help to enable the transition...

Scientists at Manchester are supporting National Grid on a project funded through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) from Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) to address the challenge of increasing demand for electricity, particularly in mo...

The University of Manchester is part of a new £1.25M project working to develop a more diverse energy research community, ensuring energy research draws upon the expertise of academics from all backgrounds....

Poor countries reliant on fossil fuel revenues need more time to end production and financial support to do so. ...

The University of Manchester is supporting a Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) from Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)....

Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have outlined some of the key actions needed to deliver a responsible nuclear sector in the UK’s net zero future....

Scientists from The University of Manchester have managed to successfully make a transuranium complex where the central metal, here neptunium, forms a multiple bond to just one other element....

Our world-leading science and engineering at The University of Manchester has been the cause of some exciting stories this year. Whether it’s space, materials, or the climate, our stories have been top news across the country and the world. Here’s so...

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results. ...

New research from The University of Manchester shows that the current climate targets set for the international shipping are far too lax, and would mean the sector cannot play its fair part in meeting the Paris climate goals. ...

The University of Manchester, alongside the Henry Royce Institute’s Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub, is supporting the design and development of a ground-breaking product set to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of households and reduce...

Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad awarded to Dr Jingzhen Du, in recognition of his record of outstanding achievements. ...

Massive Attack will today publish and offer as an open resource to the music industry the Roadmap to Super Low Carbon Live Music, commissioned by the band & produced by the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research – a specialist body that brings to...

Academia and industry experts from the UK are exploring ways of converting carbon dioxide and waste into sustainable fuels and chemicals to meet net zero targets. ...

Nuclear experts at The University of Manchester have developed a roadmap detailing the eight key actions required to assess the role of nuclear energy in the UK’s net zero future objectively. ...

A new partnership has been signed between The University of Manchester and the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to help accelerate the country’s progress toward Net Zero Carbon targets through the development of fusion energy. ...

A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft. ...

New research from The University of Manchester has identified various ways in which UK higher education institutions are beginning to tackle emissions associated with business travel and catering. These are two substantial contributors to emissions i...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have found a way to accelerate the uptake of solar technology, by increasing the environmental safety of perovskite solar cells. ...

Christmas Day is going to look very different for a lot of people this year, but there are also positive changes to indulge in, especially when considering what to eat for Christmas dinner and how to cook it. ...