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

New mentorship program puts U of A graduates on path to careers in energy sector

Engineering experts, geothermal company partner on project to produce clean energy using captured carbon

Ten-year pipeline research study highlights success of land reclamation efforts

AI-based method speeds discovery of materials that harvest electricity from wasted heat

Geothermal energy could be generated from captured CO2, study shows

Getting involved in research with URI

Renewable Energy Myths, Busted

Coal mining waste material more than 90 per cent effective at removing heavy metal

Hydrogen fuel cells get big boost with Canada-Germany partnership

U of A spinoff company could help unlock a lithium industry for Alberta

Common logics in oil and gas

Algorithms for fairness and control in energy systems

Researchers brewing up better ways to turn plant waste into ethanol

Project to create jet fuel from biowaste gets federal funding boost

Researchers are refining recipes for biochar that benefits industry and the environment

Nanotechnology innovation in water recycling could significantly reduce industrial use of freshwater

Untangling the web of model behaviours

The true costs of hydroelectric power, now and in the future

Guiding the way

Calibrating community spirit and quantifying greenhouse gas emissions

Renewing a Global Energy Research Partnership

U of A researchers leading new charge in battery research

Crossing the technology ‘valley of death’

Canadian Wind Turbine Database shows us where the wind power in Canada comes from

Putting wind in our sails

Collaborative co-design could be key to better environmental decision-making: study

Capturing attention by capturing carbon

We can't afford to forget the north

Solutions for oil wells and society

Energy Talks shares learning on current affairs

Improving energy efficiency, reducing emissions would save money for oilsands producers: study

Finding common ground on climate change

In the age of COVID-19, can Alberta transition to a more sustainable economy?

U of A ranked among world’s top energy research universities

Investing in green future easier said than done for Alberta, say economists