{"674209":{"#nid":"674209","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Advancing Clean Energy: Georgia Tech Hosts Energy Materials Day ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMore than 400 people participated in Energy Materials Day on March 27, as researchers and industry leaders came together to discuss and advance energy materials technologies such as solar energy, carbon-neutral fuels, and batteries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnergy materials are the things \u2014 natural, manufactured, or both \u2014 that aid the use of energy. They also play a key role in developing cleaner, more efficient energy solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEnergy Materials Day was co-hosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Energy Institute (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/energy\u0022\u003ESEI\u003C\/a\u003E), the Institute for Materials (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/materials\u0022\u003EIMat\u003C\/a\u003E), and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/batteries.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Advanced Battery Center\u003C\/a\u003E. The event evolved out of last year\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-battery-day-reveals-opportunities-energy-storage-research\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Battery Day\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs an engine of innovation in science and technology, Georgia Tech has incredible opportunities and the responsibility to conduct research \u003Ca\u003Eto benefit society\u003C\/a\u003E,\u201d said Chaouki Abdallah, executive vice president for Research at Georgia Tech. \u201cWe call this \u2018research that matters.\u2019\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEvents like Energy Materials Day are part of an ongoing, long-range effort to position Georgia Tech, and Georgia, as a go-to location for modern energy companies. Tech was recently ranked by \u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report \u003C\/em\u003Eas the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-named-top-ranked-public-university-energy\u0022\u003Etop public university for energy research\u003C\/a\u003E. Abdallah also outlined why Georgia Tech, with more than 1,000 researchers across campus working in the energy space, is a natural fit for events that foster collaboration between the public and private sectors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cRight here, right now, we have the opportunity to harness our collective powers, our collective knowledge, our collective resources to become a global engine of innovation,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlenary speaker Danielle Merfeld, global chief technology officer at QCells, highlighted opportunities for the current and future clean energy infrastructure in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022At the heart of our discussions today [are these questions]: What is new technology, and how do you make it ... and make it at scale, in an affordable, accessible, and reliable way?\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022... [The] good news is this country has taken a very deliberate step toward creating the most robust industrial policy we\u0027ve had in decades. ... This is driving opportunity and creating the foundation for manufacturing. So, [we can] use that industrial base of making and consuming power [and] decarbonize the electric grid by 2035....\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEvents like this are so important to forwarding progress in research and industry,\u201d said Eric Vogel, IMat\u2019s executive director. \u201cIt\u2019s important to bring together professionals throughout the industry to keep these lines of communication open.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe day was divided into three tracks: battery materials and technologies, photovoltaics and the grid, and materials for carbon-neutral fuel production. Attendees were encouraged to listen to talks from all three areas. Each track included academic speakers who shared their research and private-sector speakers who described how technological advancements are affecting the industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith its rich history in energy research, Georgia Tech remains a leader in addressing global energy challenges,\u201d said Tim Lieuwen, executive director of SEI. \u201cThe success of Energy Materials Day is encouraging, and I eagerly anticipate continuing these discussions in 2025.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEnergy Materials Day was co-hosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Energy Institute, the Institute for Materials, and the Georgia Tech Advanced Battery Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Energy Materials Day was co-hosted by Georgia Tech\u2019s Strategic Energy Institute , the Institute for Materials, and the Georgia Tech Advanced Battery Center. 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