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Carbon-capturing material invented in Alberta could help industry reduce emissions and costs

  • Michael Brown, Folio
  • 17 December 2021
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New mentorship program puts U of A graduates on path to careers in energy sector

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 15 December 2021
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Engineering experts, geothermal company partner on project to produce clean energy using captured carbon

  • Michael Brown, Folio
  • 5 November 2021
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Ten-year pipeline research study highlights success of land reclamation efforts

  • 12 October 2021
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AI-based method speeds discovery of materials that harvest electricity from wasted heat

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 21 September 2021
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Geothermal energy could be generated from captured CO2, study shows

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 20 September 2021
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Getting involved in research with URI

  • Catherine Tays
  • 16 September 2021
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Renewable Energy Myths, Busted

  • Anna Holtby, New Trail
  • 10 September 2021
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Coal mining waste material more than 90 per cent effective at removing heavy metal

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 21 July 2021
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Hydrogen fuel cells get big boost with Canada-Germany partnership

  • Catherine Tays
  • 28 June 2021
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U of A spinoff company could help unlock a lithium industry for Alberta

  • Michael Brown, Folio
  • 25 May 2021
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Common logics in oil and gas

  • Catherine Tays
  • 18 May 2021
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Algorithms for fairness and control in energy systems

  • Story by Catherine Tays, with Visuals by Kaitlin Pylypa
  • 6 May 2021
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Researchers brewing up better ways to turn plant waste into ethanol

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 5 May 2021
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Project to create jet fuel from biowaste gets federal funding boost

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 19 April 2021
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Researchers are refining recipes for biochar that benefits industry and the environment

  • Bev Betkowski, Folio
  • 29 March 2021
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Nanotechnology innovation in water recycling could significantly reduce industrial use of freshwater

  • Michael Brown, Folio
  • 22 March 2021
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Untangling the web of model behaviours

  • Catherine Tays
  • 4 March 2021
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The true costs of hydroelectric power, now and in the future

  • Catherine Tays
  • 4 March 2021
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Guiding the way

  • Catherine Tays
  • 1 February 2021
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Calibrating community spirit and quantifying greenhouse gas emissions

  • Catherine Tays
  • 27 November 2020