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.

Tweaks Behind the Rebirth of Nearly Discarded Organic Solar Technologies

Posted: December 19, 2019

A minuscule chemical tweak is advancing an organic solar technology that was believed unviable.

Novel Solar Cells Arrive at International Space Station for Testing

Posted: November 6, 2019

Five different types of solar cells fabricated by Georgia Tech researchers have arrived at the International Space Station to be tested.

National Labs, Georgia Tech, Collaborate on AI Research

Posted: November 5, 2019

Georgia Tech is part of a new research center created to solve some of the most challenging issues in AI.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

Energy Regulation Rollbacks Threaten Progress Against Harmful Ozone

Posted: October 29, 2019

This is what could happen if all endangered regulations that help in the fight against harmful ozone go away.

Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure

U.S. Carbon and Pollution Emissions Policies Are ‘Up in the Air’

Posted: October 29, 2019

This easy-to-read companion piece to a new ozone modeling study explains legal snags energy-clean air policies currently face.

Georgia Tech Included in Major Water Desalination Research Initiative

Posted: October 18, 2019

Georgia Tech is part of a new effort to address water security issues in the United States.

3D Printing Technique Accelerates Nanoscale Fabrication a Thousandfold

Posted: October 3, 2019

A new 3D-printing technique can create nanoscale structures a thousand times faster than current processes.

Plasma potential surrounding electrical materials

Hybrid Breakers Could Make Direct Current Practical in High Power Applications

Posted: October 1, 2019

Direct current (DC) has advantages over alternating current, and a new circuit breaker under development could make DC more practical.

Seung Soon Jang, Faisal Alamgir and Ji Il Choi

Platinum-Graphene Atomically-thin Fuel Cell Catalysts Show Superior Stability Over Bulk Platinum

Posted: September 18, 2019

Films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented catalytic activity and longevity, according to a study published recently by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.