Blue Energy research in the news

In the last few weeks my group’s research on salinity gradient a.k.a. “blue” energy has generated some press. It’s very gratifying to see people outside of my field getting interested in these emerging clean energy technologies!

Take your pick among the links below to learn more :

• 6-min video about one aspect of our project: developing a way to generate energy from pickling waste (transcript)

• Short post about “blue energy” on the Energy Resources for NC Teachers blog

• Long (~60min) radio interview in which my research advisor and co-advisor, Dr. Orlando Coronell and Dr. Doug Call, discuss salinity gradient energy and our project as a whole.

• Article in the Daily Tar Heel