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Advanced Manufacturing Park Tour

On Tuesday 3 June, the Energy Institute hosted a tour of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) Technology Centre.
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University of Sheffield Doctoral Researcher presents metamodel at international conference

Doctoral Research Liang Kong attended the World Sustainable Energy Days 2025 (WSED) event in Austria, as a young energy efficiency researcher.
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The University of Sheffield to co-lead £5m hub to support national nuclear waste strategy

The next generation of experts needed to safely and securely manage the UK’s legacy nuclear materials will be trained by The Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.

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University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

The University of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment, according to the latest figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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Developing catalysts for zero-emission fuel cell technology

Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Kyushu University in Japan are developing catalysts for zero-emissions technology in hydrogen fuel cells, which have potential to be deployed in the automotive and power plant industry.
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Developing sustainable solutions for international supply chains

A new research partnership with Pennsylvania State University aims to help promote more sustainable supply chains to meet US policy standards.
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Carbon Capture Storage could beat blackouts

Comment from Professor Jon Gibbins, University of Sheffield Energy Institute and Director of UK CCS Research Centre, on the National Grid report published on 10 September by OFGEM.
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A clearer future for low carbon transport

Our researchers are playing a key role in the move to low carbon transport, removing barriers to vehicles like electric airplanes and hydrogen-fuelled cars.
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Immobilising Japan’s plutonium

Our researchers have shared the latest strategies for plutonium immobilisation with visitors from the Japanese Citizens' Nuclear Information Center (CNIC).