Press releases

A major project to develop wind turbine blade recycling in Britain for the first time has been given the go-ahead after winning a UK Government grant.

A positioning and navigation expert at the University of Nottingham has become the first British academic to win a prestigious international award in the field.

The University of Nottingham is to deliver a new project that will inform the retrofit of Nottingham’s existing housing stock to help reach its net zero emissions targets by 2028; and the UK’s by 2050.

A UK-wide innovation project is exploring how vehicle-to-grid charging technology could make money for electric car and van owners and contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy grid.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have tested an electrified racing aeroplane that could establish the viability of faster and more efficient electric flight.

The University of Nottingham has reinforced its dedication to tackling climate change ahead of COP26 with commitments to reduce emissions, improve environmental sustainability and support Nottingham’s aims to be a net zero carbon city.

A new collaboration between scientists, engineers, industry and farming experts hopes to demonstrate how clever technology can reduce the powerful greenhouse gases released by livestock to help agriculture reach carbon emissions targets.

The University of Nottingham and BAE Systems have formalised a strategic partnership which will see the organisations collaborate on developing new and innovative digital manufacturing technologies.

Rio Tinto is working with University of Nottingham to advance an innovative new technology to deliver low-carbon steel, using sustainable biomass in place of coking coal in the steelmaking process, in a potentially cost-effective option to cut industry carbon emissions.

A University of Nottingham researcher has landed one of just two new prestigious Fellowships announced this week by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng).