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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ researchers awarded £4.7m for major new greenhouse gas removal demonstration project

A team of scientists have been awarded £4.7m to develop a large multi-partner research project looking at the scientific, economic and social acceptability of using rock dust in agriculture to capture greenhouse gases.

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University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ researchers to help bring Green Industrial Revolution

Researchers from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Energy Institute are set to work with the Drax power station to generate hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuels from biomass gasification and carbon capture as part of a £20m UKRI-funded project.

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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ scientists develop climate-resilient beans that reduce water usage

Scientists from the University of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ’s Institute for Sustainable Food have engineered beans that could use up to 40 per cent less water, taking a huge step forward in finding ways to help agriculture to thrive in a rapidly changing climate.