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The word CO2 poised over green trees with environmental graphics.

New NSF-funded center established to lead geologic CO2 storage innovation

July 23, 2024

Chest of a person with a pacemaker

New wireless, rechargeable battery research aims to reduce surgical risks

June 05, 2023

NASA program extends research opportunities for underrepresented in STEM

February 27, 2023

Sanjay Srinivasan

Sanjay Srinivasan named Earth and Mineral Sciences Energy Institute director

January 31, 2023

An abandoned gas well in Pennsylvania

Fossil fuel past, green future: Abandoned wells may offer geothermal power

November 15, 2022

Penn State community invited to a conversation with Qatari energy minister

October 07, 2022

Sara Andreoli receives EMS award for excellence in research

August 15, 2022

Mountain of plastic waste with sun shining.

Upcycling plastic waste into graphite provides possible alternative to landfills

May 11, 2022

Lee Kump at Wilson Awards Banquet

Faculty and student excellence celebrated at EMS annual awards celebration

May 03, 2022

International symposium launched to promote mine dust and aerosol research

November 15, 2021

Man touching a green shape that has the element CO2 inside

Eco-friendly carbon-dioxide conversion process may revolutionize existing method

May 24, 2021

Bird's eye view of the Penn State University Park campus with a line where the fiber optic cables are running.

Internet fiber optics could provide valuable insight into geological phenomena

February 25, 2021

Song to step down as director of the EMS Energy Institute

May 20, 2020

Penn State chosen by Department of Energy to help modernize the power grid

January 24, 2019

unconventional oil recovery

Understanding physics could lead to big gains in shale oil recovery

January 14, 2019

Penn State to host conference focused on geomodeling, food, energy, water nexus

January 04, 2019

Penn State to host conference focused on geomodeling food, energy, water nexus

October 24, 2018

Sarma Pisupati ACS Fellow

Pisupati elected a 2018 American Chemical Society Fellow

October 10, 2018

Penn State New Kensington lion shrine

Penn State campus to host free sustainability event in New Kensington

September 10, 2018

Penn State New Kensington lion shrine

Penn State New Kensington awarded $75,000 grant

July 24, 2018

Nuclear power shutdowns won't spike power prices

June 19, 2018

Wang wins outstanding young researcher award at carbon dioxide conference

October 13, 2017

Jonathan Mathews honored as fellow

Mathews named a 2016 Fellow of the American Chemical Society

September 06, 2016

$1.3 million grant to predict fluid behavior, enhance oil recovery

June 21, 2016

NETL and member universities kick off new Coalition on Clean Energy

June 07, 2016

Penn State to lead University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research

May 11, 2016

two researchers standing in front of a machine

Researcher pursues sustainable energy through carbon dioxide conversion

February 03, 2016

photo of researcher

New technique both enhances oil recovery and sequesters carbon dioxide

December 16, 2015

Split image of renewable power diagram and power grid

Penn State launches Center for Sustainable Electric Power Systems

June 24, 2015

aerial photo of dam and reservoir

Policy issues plague hydropower as wind power backup

June 25, 2013

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