Energy + Infrastructure

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The UVA Environmental Institute supports projects across disciplines that look for sustainable infrastructure solutions, carbon removal strategies, and carbon mitigation strategies.

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CRI in meeting

A signature program, the Climate Restoration Initiative, evaluates the full potential for strategies to mitigate and remove carbon emissions, and their costs and benefits for the state of Virginia and its citizens. An accessible online platform will benefit carbon accounting, forecasting, and decision support to help leaders and policymakers understand emerging carbon removal strategies and the barriers and benefits in their home region. Read more about the Climate Restoration Initiative here.

Experts on Energy + Infrastructure

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Andres
Clarens
EI Associate Director; Professor
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Moira O'Neall headshot
Moira
O'Neill
Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning; Associate Professor of Law
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Lisa Colosi Peterson
Lisa Colosi
Peterson
Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Studies
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Majid Shafiee-Jood
Majid
Shafiee-Jood
Assistant Professor
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Jeana Ripple
Jeana
Ripple
Graduate Program Director
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Leon Szeptycki
Leon
Szeptycki
Professor of Law and ERI Associate Director
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How the end of carbon capture could spark a new industrial revolution

Andres Clarens, Associate Director of the Environmental Institute, explores new technologies to help manage industrial heat more efficiently.
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Making Decisions with Consequences: Thoughts on Resilient Design

Bobby Vance, Practitioner Fellow at the Institute, reflects on his time at UVA. He shares his takeaways from working with students as they consider the future of sustainable design.
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New Study Explores Reusing Solar Panel Silicon for High-Performance Batteries

Researchers at UVA are finding innovative ways to give solar panels a second life – by turning them into powerful components for batteries.
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decarbonization research science

Innovative Solutions for a More Sustainable Future Through the Decarbonization Corps 2024-2025

This year’s Decarbonization Corps connects students, researchers, and industry partners to find solutions to problems like sustainable building materials, battery recycling, and reforestation efforts.
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Low-Carbon Platform for Biomanufacturing of Nature-Inspired Building Materials

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Photo by Anderson Luiz

Evaluating Rock Dust as an Agro-mineral Amendment for Soil Carbon Capture in Loblolly and Soybean Agro-ecosystems

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3D Printed Catalysts for Decarbonization