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Discovery of Process to Harness Energy Could Affect Synthetic Biology, Fuel, Chemical Production

UK researchers participating in a DOE funded multi-institutional center (BETCy Energy Frontier Research Center) have discovered a groundbreaking process that allows them to harness energy from chemical reactions that previously dismissed as unusable.

Power from a Partnership: UK & Weisenberger Mill

Weisenberger Mill, UK's CAER, and Shaker Landing Hydro Associates have teamed up to pilot test the first variable-speed generator in U.S. hydroelectric plant.

Power from a Partnership: UK and Weisenberger Mill

Kinloch, Weisenberger Mill, and UK CAER have partnered together to adapt variable speed hydroelectric generators...

UK's Susan Odom Pioneers Research in Advanced Batteries

Susan Odom is developing organic compounds for next-generation batteries.

Bourbon Stillage at CAER

CAER researchers are using bourbon stillage to create energy-dense batteries.

"Made in Kentucky" Documentary Examines Kentucky's Energy Challenges, Solutions

This one hour documentary explores issues Kentucky faces in energy and economics.

Kentucky Awarded $20 Million to Grow "New Energy Economy"

The "Powering the Kentucky Bioeconomy for a Sustainable Future" project has been awarded $20 million from NSF.

Algae CO2 Capture Part 2: Imagining the Future

UK College of Design students created plans for 100 acres of algae photobioreactors at East Bend Station.

Algae CO2 Capture Part 1: How it Works

With federal emissions limits looming, CAER is proving an algae-based system can capture and sequester CO2.

UK Researchers Get $3 Million to Develop Carbon-Capture Technology

CAER has received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to develop carbon-capture technology.

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