Energy + Environment
Innovation inspires sustainability. From our in-house recycling facility to advances in biojet fuels, we’re using hands-on experiences, cross-campus collaborations and industry partnerships to drive real-world solutions for waste reduction, clean energy and more.
U of A launches new centre to fuel a hydrogen-powered future
Centre for Hydrogen Innovation, Workforce Development and Outreach will focus ß÷ßäÉçÇø’s expertise to advance technologies, train future leaders and engage with communities.
From childhood fear to aviation innovation
Graduate’s expertise in biojet fuel drives his interest in renewable energy legislation.
Research comes to the rescue to make firefighters’ clothing safer
A pair of new ß÷ßäÉçÇø studies show how to make firefighters’ clothing safer to wear, maintain and manufacture.
A team of ß÷ßäÉçÇø engineers are hoping to race their way to a win at an international design competition.
Engineering students take plastic recycling to the next level
An in-house facility at the U of A keeps hard-to-sort items out of landfills by converting them into useful products.
”There’s something to be said about walking into a lab and … doing the exact thing you want to see happen in the world. ”
— Connor Povoledo,
engineering student
Did you know?...
The ß÷ßäÉçÇø offers an online course on the 21st Century Energy Transition: how do we make it work? The U of A hosts a number of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that are free to anyone with curiosity and the desire to learn. Other topics include everything from paleontology, Indigenous Canada, one of the most popular MOOCs in Canada, topics on anti-racism, reinforcement learning, mountains, arctic studies, astronomy and black holes, Python programming, scientific literacy and more.
There are so many more inspiring stories of the U of A’s connections with the community. Please visit the Community Story Hub and see the relationships and partnerships come to life.