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Charging Ahead

Jan 09, 2015 - Atlanta, GA
GT researchers strive to solve tomorrow's energy problems.

Large-Scale Data Study of Super Storm Sandy Utility Damage Shows “Small” Failures, Big Impact

Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Yun Wei and Associate Professor Chuanyi Ji with a map showing utility disruptions in New York State resulting from Super Storm Sandy. (Credit: John Toon, Georgia Tech)
May 09, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
A new study shows the extent of the challenge faced by the upstate New York distribution grid during Super Storm Sandy.

Rohatgi Receives $1.1 Million Contract from the U.S. Energy Department

Sep 27, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
On Sept. 14, Ajeet Rohatgi, Regents’ Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was named one of the 19 funding recipients in the Photovoltaics Research and Development Program as part of the U.S. DoE SunShot Initiative.

Simple Processing Technique Could Cut Cost of Organic PV and Wearable Electronics

Close-up of a polymer film on a glass substrate before immersion in a polyoxometalte solution to electrically dope the film over a limited depth. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)
Dec 05, 2016 - Atlanta
A simple solution-based processing technique could help reduce the cost of polymer solar cells.

Climate Change: Potentially Good News on Methane and Peat Carbon

A plot with enclosure at the SPRUCE peat bog climate change experiment in northern Minnesota. Credit: Georgia Tech / Ben Brumfield
Dec 13, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
Soil carbon stored in peat bogs may not convert to greenhouse gasses in the face of global warming.

Students take home 1ST PLACE in the U.S. Department of Energy, 2017 Race to Zero Student Design Competition!

May 01, 2017 - Atlanta, GA
The Race to Zero encourages students to work with builders, developers, community leaders, and other industry partners to meet stringent design requirements and create marketable, affordable concepts.

Finally, a Robust Fuel Cell that Runs on Methane at Practical Temperatures

This could actually become a practical, marketable energy solution. Practical to run at cooler temperatures and on cheap fuel: the new fuel cell in the lab of Meilin Liu at Georgia Tech. Credit: Georgia Tech / Christopher Moore
Oct 29, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Cheap fuel, cool temperatures, low material costs: This fuel cell could spread to homes and cars.

NASA Pushes Exploration of Oceans in Our Solar System in Georgia Tech-Led Alliance

Under the thick ice crust of Saturn's moon Enceladus flows water. Could it harbor life? A new NASA-funded research alliance called Oceans Across Space and Time wants to know. Credit: NASA
Nov 01, 2018 - Atlanta, GA
Envision a yellow submarine on a rocket to Europa as a future highpoint of a research project led by Georgia Tech to search for life in our solar system's oceans.
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