LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2012) — Energy research became more energy efficient as the University of Kentucky opened its newest energy research building yesterday ― a living laboratory devoted to renewable energy and energy storage. The $20.8 million laboratory building will allow UK to expand research devoted to Kentucky’s growing renewable energy industries, including biomass [...]
In May, the Center for Applied Energy Research opened a new laboratory near its Iron Works Pike location in Lexington. The new facility provides 43,000 square feet of research space and features state of the art laboratories for three different research groups. Designed to operate 54% more efficiently than a standard laboratory building, the building [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 24, 2011) — A breakthrough in research at the University of Kentucky could lead to significant improvements in carbon capture technology. State officials joined UK representatives Oct. 21 to announce funding to scale up the technology’s research, which uses algae to capture carbon dioxide from coal-burning power plants and convert it to [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 15, 2011) — The University of Kentucky Research Foundation has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive $14,502,144 to help develop ways to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of advanced carbon capture systems used at coal-fired power plants. The project, titled “Application of a Heat Integrated [...]
Last updated: January 16, 2013