Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Georgia Tech’s research initiatives in energy and sustainable infrastructure focus on a broad range of challenges involving energy production, conversion, and efficiency; water resource management; infrastructure development; and the issues associated with a changing climate.

The Latest Energy and Sustainability News

Piezoelectric Tiles Light the Way for Kennedy Space Center Visitors

Posted: December 13, 2017

A lighted footpath powered partially by piezoelectric tiles will soon be operational at the Kennedy Space Center.

Marine Animals Inspire New Approaches to Structural Topology Optimization

Posted: April 14, 2021

Georgia Tech researchers unify design and manufacturing to create novel structures with potential applications in biomedicine and space exploration

Leveraging the 5G Network to Wirelessly Power IoT Devices

Posted: March 25, 2021

Researchers at Georgia Tech have uncovered an innovative way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks, turning them into “a wireless power grid” for powering Internet of Things (IoT) devices that today need batteries to operate.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Direct Air Capture Installation from Global Thermostat

Georgia Tech Researchers Awarded Total of $4.35 Million in 2020 for Direct Air Capture Projects

Posted: March 9, 2021

With these recent awards, Georgia Tech researchers, with the support of Georgia Tech’s Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), have launched the Direct Air Capture Center (DirACC).

Finding Key to Low-cost, Fast Production of Solid-state Batteries for EVs

Posted: March 8, 2021

New technique could allow EV industry to make Li-ion batteries more safely with 100% solid-state nonflammable ceramic rather than liquid electrolytes.

Study Reveals Particle Count in Aircraft Cabins

Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels

Posted: March 2, 2021

A new study compares the level of particles in various indoor spaces, including aircraft cabins.

Graphene Oxide Membranes Could Reduce Paper Industry Energy Costs

Posted: February 22, 2021

Georgia Tech has found a method to engineer energy-efficient filtration membranes to recycle pulping wastewater.

Test cell for studying solid-state batteries

X-Ray Tomography Lets Researchers Watch Solid-State Batteries Charge, Discharge

Posted: January 28, 2021

Using X-ray tomography, a research team has observed the internal evolution of the materials inside solid-state lithium batteries as they were charged and discharged.