Emissions, air quality and heat in urban areas: CSU researchers receive over $2.2 million
The Climate Program Office at NOAA has announced research funding that increases understanding of emissions in urban areas.
The Climate Program Office at NOAA has announced research funding that increases understanding of emissions in urban areas.
With a background in ecology, climate change research and soil carbon science, CSU Soil Carbon Solutions Center's Executive Director Jane Zelikova has approached the problem of climate change in a multitude of ways — from research and policy to filmmaking.
Using real-world data from utility companies and electric vehicle manufacturers, two systems engineering professors are developing models of energy use, cost, environmental impact, and adoption of electrified medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles.
The researchers propose a new agency, ARPA-C, that would place issues of culture and equity alongside science and technology.
CSU Energy Institute engineers are working on a toilet system, suitable for developing world needs, that pelletizes and dries human feces.
About 40% of methane emissions from oil and gas production can be eliminated without costing a cent, the U.S. Energy Information Agency said in a recent report. (CBS News)
The funding will help CSU create the Rockies/Plains Energy Accelerator for Commercializing Hardtech (REACH), in collaboration with Innosphere Ventures, the Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory, and 22 other committed ecosystem partners.
CSU is a founding partner in a $110 million U.S. Department of Energy research network, the National Alliance for Water Innovation, focused on treatment and reuse technologies for wastewater, seawater and other untapped sources.
Colorado State University students, faculty and staff recently presented their innovative work, competing for more than $20,000 in cash awards.
The Colorado Energy Research Collaboratory will host the 21st Century Energy Transition Symposium, May 4-5 and 14.