Renewable energy

Biogas facility approved for South Cambridgeshire farm despite 100 objections

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The anaerobic digestion plant will protect jobs and create renewable energy, the applicant said.

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New biogas plant with over 100 objections near tiny village gets green light

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Plans for the renewable energy facility had been met with backlash from the community who called for Cambridgeshire County Council to block the development

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Large solar farm near West Northamptonshire village gets green light

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The site will provide enough renewable energy to power more than 14,000 homes and would displace around 35,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

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Zhang appointed Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry

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Zhang appointed Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry

Assistant Professor Jenny Zhang at Corpus Christi College, courtesy Nathan Pitt Thursday, April 25, 2024 Dr Jenny Zhang has been appointed as Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry, with effect from 1 July 2024. Zhang is currently a BBSRC David Philips Research fellow with a well-established group. She has a wide range of research interests, including…

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Reisner wins Tilden Prize for pioneering solar chemistry

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Reisner wins Tilden Prize for pioneering solar chemistry

Professor Erwin Reisner at a St John’s College alumni event, courtesy Dasha Tenditna Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Professor Erwin Reisner has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry 2024 Tilden Prize for Chemistry. The prize was awarded for Reisner’s “pioneering work on solar chemistry, developing devices that capture sunlight and produce sustainable fuels and chemicals…

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Unlocking the potential of solar energy: A sustainable power revolution

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The transition to renewable energy sources is not just an environmental imperative but also an economic and technological evolution.

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Reisner Open Day Lecture 16 March 12:15 & 2:45pm

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Reisner Open Day Lecture 16 March 12:15 & 2:45pm

Professor Erwin Reisner, courtesy Cambridge Festival Thursday, March 14, 2024 Professor Erwin Reisner will show how his group is developing ways to turn carbon dioxide, biomass and plastic waste into precious resources to underpin a solar-powered economy at his Open Day lectures in the Wolfson Theatre on Saturday 16 March. In “Capturing sunlight for a…

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Haddon solar farm plan rejected by councillors again

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Wessex Solar Energy says the site would have generated enough renewable energy to power 7,713 homes.

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CISL’s COP28 Week Two

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CISL’s COP28 Week Two

Shorthand Story:  nwhs6Aen84 Shorthand Story Head:  CISL’s COP28 Week Two Shorthand Story Body:  Update GST Agreement Adaptation Food and Agriculture Day Other Notable Moments CISL at COP28 CISL’s COP28 Week Two: A coalition of the hopeful The Global Stocktake (GST) outcome dominated this year’s COP28. Its crucial aim to get the world back on track…

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Department entrepreneurs garner recognition

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Department entrepreneurs garner recognition

Finalists in the competition, Mark Carrington (left) and Dr Kamil Sokowlowski (right) at the awards ceremony, courtesy Cambridge Enterprise Monday, December 11, 2023 Two members of our department made it to the finals of the Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan competition in November. Mark Carrington, a final year PhD student who is jointly supervised by…

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