Energy and Sustainability
Read here the latest news about research in Energy and Sustainability at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Last week, the Sveriges Riksbank handed out the Nobel Prize for Economy to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for their research on economic growth and innovation. In contrast, UG professor Klaus Hubacek envisions a world in which every human can flourish within the limits of this planet. He argues that economic growth is not the right benchmark, and we should seriously consider which innovations are desirable and for whom.
Maria Antonietta Loi, creates new materials that turn light into electricity or electricity into light. She works with led/tin perovskites for solar cells, and quantum dots for various technological applications.
A team led by Prof. Moniek Tromp has been awarded a 15.8 million euros grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) to establish a new national X-ray research center.
The University of Groningen (UG) is one of fourteen partners in the groundbreaking SORTED project, which is receiving a 14.9 million euros grant from the Northern Netherlands Alliance (SNN) through the European Just Transition Fund (JTF), including 6 million in co-financing from the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Per person, we throw away about 33 kilos of plastic packaging per year. Professor of Polymer Chemistry Katja Loos is working on a more sustainable future for plastics - by looking at more than the material itself.
During the RUG Ventures Innovation Day, Prof. Erik Heeres of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (RUG) was awarded the Impact Innovator Excellence Award.
Prof. Marleen Kamperman and Marijke Leliveld received EUR 100,000 from the Gratama Foundation for their research project aimed at producing organic textiles for sustainable fashion.
Aravind Purushothaman Vellayani is an expert on hydrogen, fuel cell systems and thermodynamics of energy conversion. In his role as director of Hydrogen Economy at the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate, Vellayani's primary objectives revolve around fostering interfaculty collaboration. On February 28, he holds his inaugural lecture.