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Novel Funding Model Provides CAER Researchers Support to Produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Researchers at the Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) recently received funding from OUR&D seeking to supplement current research on sustainable aviation fuel.

Kentucky Geological Survey, Energy and Environment Cabinet Announce Project to Measure Methane Emissions

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and the Kentucky Geological Survey at the University of Kentucky have announced a collaborative project focused on mine methane (CH4) emissions in the state.

Unique Public-Private Research Consortium Established CAER as CO2 Capture Pioneers

Researchers have led changes in global industrial processes and scientific breakthroughs that are changing Kentucky’s and the world’s economy.

Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Virtual Museum Now Available

The museum focuses on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant and was developed in collaboration with the Center for Applied Energy Research’s Kentucky Research Consortium for Energy and Environment.

CAER Director Chairs National Report on Coal-Derived Products

Center for Applied Energy Research Director Rodney Andrews is chair of a new report by the National Coal Council, highlighting advanced markets for coal-derived products.

CAER Project Seeks to Capture Carbon Directly From the Atmosphere

The Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER) received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory for development of new carbon capturing technology.

CAER Grant Uses Acoustic Technology to Reduce CO2 Capture Cost

The project will build upon the Center for Applied Energy Research’s world-renowned carbon dioxide capture research.

CAER Program to Create High-performance Concrete for U.S. Military

The CAER project seeks to solve both of those issues through the development of new high-strength, high-bond cements and concretes that are simple to deploy and use. These products will require little or no surface preparation and eliminate the heavy precast reinforcement-laden structural elements that bog down repair and construction projects.

'Behind the Blue' — Future of Energy Storage With Chad Risko, Susan Odom

On this episode of "Behind the Blue," UK Public Relations and Strategic Communications' Carl Nathe talks with UK faculty members Chad Risko and Susan Odom about their energy storage research and how it connects to students in the classroom and the laboratory.

UK to Lead Multidisciplinary Effort to Develop Next-Gen Batteries, Energy Storage

The nearly $4 million, four-year project, titled “Data-Enabled Discovery and Design to Transform Liquid-Based Energy Storage,” or D3TaLES, seeks to create new domain knowledge in materials science for the creation of next-generation batteries.

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