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º£½ÇÉçÇø 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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º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield leads the UK in engineering research income and investment

º£½ÇÉçÇø 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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US and China lead G20 in search for hydrogen fuels

The US and China are leading the G20 in efforts to develop hydrogen fuels, according to new research from the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield.
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Our 2024 research highlights

As the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate some of our research news stories from 2024.
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º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield scientists to support delivery of research into safe geological disposal of nuclear waste

Researchers from the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield, in partnership with The º£½ÇÉçÇø of Manchester, will support the delivery of independent evidence-based research to underpin the development of a UK Geological Disposal Facility.

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Improving the efficiency of smart battery packs used by low-income communities in West Africa

Academics from the Energy Institute and the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering tested a range of variables to maximise the value of Mobile Power’s clean energy chargers to better quality clean energy to customers in West Africa
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Green investment welcome, but "limited"

Members of the Energy Institute with expertise in a broad range of areas share their thoughts on Chancellor Rishi Sunak's latest financial statement.

Field trial of rock dust spreading

Applying rock dust to croplands could absorb up to 2 billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere, research shows

Adding crushed rock dust to farmland could draw down up to two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air per year and help meet key global climate targets, according to a major new study led by the º£½ÇÉçÇø of Sheffield.