Research
Research Infrastructure
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The Clean Technologies Research Institute anchors, supports and leads research and research projects in five areas identified as key elements of the "Clean Tech, Energy, the Environment"听Research Cluster within Dalhousie's Research and Innovation Strategic Direction. On the linked pages below, you'll find narratives about the research and expertise at Dalhousie in the areas of听renewable energy,听clean and nextgen materials,听clean environment,听social and biophysical aspects of sustainability听and听sensors and AI听as well as the听cross-cutting themes.
Renewable Energy Generation, Storage and Systems
- Solar fuels
- Photovoltaics
- Batteries
- Supercapacitors
- Biofuels
- Thermal storage, including phase change materials
- Energy policy
- Safety engineering
Clean and NextGen Materials
- Advanced and additive manufacturing
- Advanced materials
- Waste to resource
Green Chemistry, Energy and Catalysis
- Energy, Catalysis, Chemical Transformations
- Organic-based Energy Storage and Conversion
Clean Water, Clean Soil, Clean Air
- Water
- Atmospheric monitoring
- Soil health
- Remediation
Social and Biophysical Dimensions of Resource and Environmental Sustainability
- Architecture and infrastructure
- Policy
- Industrial sustainability
- Risk analysis and management
- Landscape and Ecosystem services
- Logistics and supply chains
AI and Digital Innovation
- Sensors for environmental monitoring
Cross Cutting Themes
- Computation, modelling and theory
- Materials characterization
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