New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, have previously shown that biological catalysts, or enzymes, can produce fuels cleanly using renewable energy sources, but at low efficiency. Their...
View ArticleCambridge academics win European Research Council Advanced Grants
Nine Cambridge academics have won Advanced Grants awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). This is the greatest number of grants won by a UK institution in the 2021 round of funding.
View ArticleFloating ‘artificial leaves’ ride the wave of clean fuel production
Researchers have developed floating ‘artificial leaves’ that generate clean fuels from sunlight and water, and could eventually operate on a large scale at sea.
View ArticleSolar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable...
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed the system, which can convert two waste streams into two chemical products at the same time – the first time this has been achieved in a...
View ArticleDriving on sunshine: clean, usable liquid fuels made from solar power
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert CO2, water and sunlight into multicarbon fuels – ethanol and propanol – in a single step. These fuels...
View ArticleClean, sustainable fuels made ‘from thin air’ and plastic waste
The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, developed a solar-powered reactor that converts captured CO2 and plastic waste into sustainable fuels and other valuable chemical products. In tests,...
View ArticleCambridge astronomer tops list of Royal Society Medal and Award winners
Lord Rees, a Fellow of Trinity College and Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University, has been awarded the Royal Society’s Copley Medal for sustained, outstanding achievements...
View ArticleSolar-powered device produces clean water and clean fuel at the same time
The device, developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge, could be useful in resource-limited or off-grid environments, since it works with any open water source and does not require any...
View ArticleCamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Erwin Reisner
Professor Erwin Reisner is the Professor of Energy and Sustainability. He is an expert in renewable energy and sustainable chemistry, in particular the sunlight-powered production of sustainable fuels...
View ArticleThree Cambridge researchers awarded Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in...
From atomically thin semiconductors for more energy-efficient electronics, to harnessing the power of the sun by upcycling biomass and plastic waste into sustainable chemicals, their research...
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