11 News & Press Releases found
Cranfield University News
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Renewable Energy Created from Food Waste
Cranfield’s anaerobic digestion (AD) plant will support the UK’s contribution to the European Union target of 20% of energy to be supplied from renewable sources by 2020. Sir Peter Gregson, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of ...
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Energy and Power Future Leaders Summer Conference
Commencing on the 5 August at the University, The Cranfield University - Saudi Aramco Energy & Power Future Leaders Summer Conference provided delegates with an opportunity to appreciate the vast potential of a career in the energy and power ...
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New £35m Aerospace Centre to be built at Cranfield University
A new Aerospace Integration Research Centre is to be built at Cranfield University with co-investment partners Airbus and Rolls-Royce, following the award of funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The Centre ...
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House prices unaffected by incinerator plants - Cranfield research
A new research study has found no significant effect of waste incinerator plants on long term local property prices. The installation of waste incinerator plants – or Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities – is often contested in the UK. ...
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Solar research laboratory opened at Cranfield
Cranfield University today cemented its importance in the field of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) with the opening of the ‘Global CSP Laboratory’. The University is home to the largest CSP research activity in the UK and Cranfield is ...
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Cranfield joint research to inform EU policy on marine renewable energy
A consortium of nine organisations from across Europe will investigate the environmental impact of noise, vibration and electromagnetic emissions from renewable energy devices on marine life. Marine renewable energy devices (MREDs) such as wind ...
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New collaboration reinforces Cranfield’s solar reputation
Cranfield University and Global CSP, developers of the world’s first precision engineered solar energy collector system, are to work together on two solar energy projects. The collaboration will involve testing and improving Global ...
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Cranfield experts help develop solar cooker
A solar cooker able to harness the sun’s energy for cooking food and purifying water has been developed with expert help from Cranfield University. The cooker could significantly improve the quality of life of rural communities in the ...
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Scientists discover carbon buried deep in ancient soils
The unearthing of significant carbon stores in deep soils by scientists from the UK and Australia has substantial implications for climate change activities globally. Professor Mark Tibbett of Cranfield University and Professor Richard Harper of ...
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New renewable energy from waste tool to save time and money
Cranfield University has developed a new approach for calculating the potential renewable energy derived from waste material, prior to incineration, which could save time and money for the energy and waste industries. The Government’s ...
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Cranfield Opens New Clean Energy Research Centre
Cranfield University’s new £2 million high-tech energy laboratory was officially opened on Tuesday by Jonathan Holyoak, Head of Policy for the Office of Carbon Capture and Storage, on behalf of Department of Energy and Climate ...