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Energy Materials: Driving the Clean Energy Transition

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Georgia Tech Energy Materials Day 2024
Mercury ID
673164
Feb 21, 2024

Energy materials facilitate the conversion or transmission of energy. They also play an essential role in how we store energy, reduce power consumption, and develop cleaner, efficient energy solutions.

New Battery Cathode Material Could Revolutionize EV Market and Energy Storage

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Zhantao Liu
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<p>Zhantao Liu with the new low-cost cathode that could revolutionize lithium-ion batteries and the EV industry. Photo by Jerry Grillo</p>

Mercury ID
675067
Sep 22, 2024

A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a low-cost iron chloride cathode for lithium-ion batteries, which could significantly reduce costs and improve performance for electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage systems.

Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Goes Green with $4.6 Million DOE Grant

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Saman Zonouz is a Georgia Tech associate professor and lead researcher for the DerGuard project.
Mercury ID
673306
Oct 18, 2024

Georgia Tech researchers received a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to enhance cybersecurity for renewable energy technologies.

AI’s Energy Demands Spark Nuclear Revival

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Three Mile Island
Mercury ID
675990
Jan 10, 2025

Professor Anna Erickson highlights the reopening of Three Mile Island Unit 1 as a crucial step in meeting the growing energy demands of AI data centers with carbon-free nuclear power, aligning with Microsoft's sustainability goals.

At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science

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Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)
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<p>Researchers launch a a lightweight, balloon-borne instrument to collect data. "To keep advancing, we need scientists who can determine what data we need, collect that data, and solve problems," Bracco says. (NOAA)</p>

Mercury ID
676086
Jan 22, 2025

A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.

Georgia Tech to Launch State’s First Sustainability Master’s Program

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Mercury ID
618780
Apr 19, 2019

The degree program will help educate the next generation of sustainability leaders for corporations, government, and non-governmental organizations.

Power Play: The Global Stakes Behind the Battery Boom

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Mercury ID
677191
Jun 05, 2025

As the world shifts toward electrification, the nations that command the battery supply chain will define the future of mobility, energy, and economic influence. For the U.S., the challenge isn’t just to keep pace — it’s to lead the charge.

2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve

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 The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images
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<p> The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images</p>

Mercury ID
676055
Jan 09, 2025

In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

Farming for the Future of the Planet: How Liming Could Be Key for Carbon Removal

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<p>A tractor applying lime to mitigate acidity in the soil. [Adobe Stock]</p>

Mercury ID
677739
Aug 19, 2025

Liming, a centuries-old agricultural practice, can improve crop yield and greenhouse gas reduction.

Why Do Big Oil Companies Invest in Green Energy?

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A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D.
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<p>A flare burns natural gas at an oil well on Aug. 26, 2021, in Watford City, N.D. <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/BidenMethaneEmissions/bd59009031284cb2be… Photo/Matthew Brown</a></p>

Mercury ID
678053
Sep 17, 2025

Despite the relatively modest scale of investment in clean energy by oil and gas companies so far, there are several business reasons oil companies would increase their investments in clean energy over time.

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