Sustainability News

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Latest sustainability news and updates from the ±¬ÁÏTV - from research breakthroughs and student projects to campus improvements and practical ways to get involved.
Peregrine Falcon in flight in front of The Diamond

±¬ÁÏTV celebrates World Wildlife Day, highlighting wildlife conservation efforts on campus and beyond

On World Wildlife Day, the ±¬ÁÏTV reaffirms its commitment to biodiversity and sustainability, highlighting the incredible success of wildlife conservation efforts on campus and beyond.

Exterior view of September Free Shop

Thousands of items reused as Sheffield students benefit from Free Shop

By redistributing thousands of donated household essentials, a ±¬ÁÏTV initiative is helping students settle in while reducing waste and supporting sustainability.

Remtec's 2-axis tracking agrivoltaic system in north Italy

Solar technology could meet UK’s electricity needs without sacrificing farmland

Ambitious government plans for the expansion of solar farms could be achieved without sacrificing farmland, according to new research on a technology that could meet the UK’s electricity needs four times over.
Two researchers in a lab holding solar panel sheet

Tiny grooves re-shape future of solar cell manufacturing

Flexible solar cells that do not contain any scarce and expensive elements are paving the way for the development of low cost, efficient solar energy according to new research by the ±¬ÁÏTV.

Enhanced weathering test fields of soybean at the Energy Farm, University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign

Scientists propose transforming U.S. Agriculture with Enhanced Weathering for atmospheric carbon dioxide removal

A new study reveals that implementing enhanced weathering (EW), the practice of adding crushed basalt to soils, with U.S. agriculture could remove between 160 and 300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere annually by 2050.