Articles tagged with 'energy' | University of Manchester

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2023
15
December
2023
| 10:34 Europe/London
The University of Manchester has been awarded £1.3m by the UK Atomic Energy Authority for the development of lithium technologies for fusion.
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08
December
2023
| 06:00 Europe/London
The University of Manchester welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to learn about its research and expertise in energy networks and discuss the Government’s recent plans to reform the UK’s power network.
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22
November
2023
| 10:53 Europe/London
In the vast expanse of the world’s oceans, a transformation is underway.
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21
November
2023
| 15:27 Europe/London
Existing consumption and production systems, which use natural resources to meet societal needs for food, shelter, energy and health, are unsustainable.
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09
November
2023
| 08:48 Europe/London
The University of Manchester will lead an academic consortium to support Sellafield’s new Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Centre of Expertise.
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12
July
2023
| 00:01 Europe/London
The University of Manchester’s expertise in offshore renewables, hydrogen integration, energy networks and energy demand will be used in the creation of four multi-million pound research centres to drive forward change in the energy sector and help
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06
June
2023
| 14:50 Europe/London
A multi-million pound project awarded from the UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to accelerate the deployment of next-generation cutting-edge low-carbon hydrogen technology.
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04
April
2023
| 11:01 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is a partner in three projects, to be delivered by National Grid, as part of the second ‘discovery’ phase of Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) programme.
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21
March
2023
| 09:22 Europe/London
National Grid and The University of Manchester are working together to develop a new drone-mountable system that will allow live inspections of overhead transmission line insulators using electric field (e-field) sensor technology.
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08
February
2023
| 11:12 Europe/London
University of Manchester researchers are to undertake a project to inform the future of bioenergy and carbon capture and storage (BECCS) in a project commissioned by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC).
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2022
20
December
2022
| 11:42 Europe/London
2022 was another packed year for news from the Faculty Science and Engineering. From dinosaurs, to robots and amazing students to distant stars, here are some of our highlights:
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06
December
2022
| 10:49 Europe/London
National Grid and The University of Manchester have been named ‘Best Innovation in Net Zero and Sustainability’ at the E&T Innovation Awards for their commitment to developing a retrofill solution to replace SF6.
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15
November
2022
| 11:23 Europe/London
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.
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09
November
2022
| 15:19 Europe/London
UK team reveal boost to green hydrogen ambitions to coincide with COP27 climate change summit
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01
November
2022
| 09:38 Europe/London
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
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05
September
2022
| 13:20 Europe/London
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.
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22
June
2022
| 13:42 Europe/London
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.
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20
June
2022
| 11:17 Europe/London
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
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23
May
2022
| 11:01 Europe/London
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.
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06
May
2022
| 10:03 Europe/London
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
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26
April
2022
| 10:55 Europe/London
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
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04
April
2022
| 13:59 Europe/London
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
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04
April
2022
| 13:51 Europe/London
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,
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28
March
2022
| 15:06 Europe/London
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.
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22
March
2022
| 11:17 Europe/London
Poor countries reliant on fossil fuel revenues need more time to end production and financial support to do so. 
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08
March
2022
| 12:23 Europe/London
The University of Manchester is supporting a Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) from Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem).
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03
March
2022
| 11:03 Europe/London
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.
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16
February
2022
| 14:21 Europe/London
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.
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2021
22
December
2021
| 09:31 Europe/London
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.
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29
November
2021
| 12:00 Europe/London
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.
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