In the mid-2000s, it had become abundantly clear that capturing carbon dioxide was the engineering challenge of our time. No matter the audience — industry leaders, government officials and researchers — there...
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Chelsea Colley
In Case You Missed It: Meet Jesse Okorafor, a doctoral student and an energy engineering intern at the University of Kentucky
In this article, I conduct an interview with doctorate student, Jesse Okorafor, who also plays an active role in sustainability on UK’s campus. I spoke with Jesse about his background in energy conservation, his...
UK Solar Car Team Places Third in Two Races
The University of Kentucky Solar Car team won third place in both the Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) on July 7, 2022 and the American Solar Challenge (ASC) on July 16, 2022. For both events, teams started with a charged...
Department of Energy Business Plan Competition Offers $250,000 in Cash Prizes
Want to win $250,000? Of course you do! The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions is offering cash prizes for its student business plan competition. Called the EnergyTech University Prize...
David Melanson
Energy Club Partners to Bring EV Chargers to Campus
UK’s Energy Club is a group of students who are passionate about making a difference in the world, starting right here with the University’s community. With sustainability in our back pocket, our main goal...
Taylor Bowers
Solar Energy, Students, and Sustainability
A HUGE SHOUT OUT to the scores of student advocates who have been encouraging the University to take a leadership position on climate and transition to renewables for most of the past two decades. Last week’s...
Shane Tedder
Water Harvesting: Maximizing Partnership
The design process is complete on an effort projected to save the University more than 25 million gallons of water annually. UK’s annual water usage averages 600 million gallons a year so the savings from this project...
Five New Student Led Projects from 2020-2021
Every year, student sustainability interns develop and implement their own independent projects to help further sustainability efforts on campus. Despite this year’s challenges, the students in the 2020-2021...
Sophie Beavin
