University of Rochester

New energy project to cut natural gas usage and reduce carbon emissions

Nearly every building at the University of Rochester's main campus is heated, cooled, and powered by the operations of the Central Utilities...

Black metal could give a heavy boost to solar power generation

University of Rochester researchers engineered a solar thermoelectric generator 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art...

University awarded nearly $3.9 million from NYSERDA for energy efficiency projects

Steam and heat distortion are seen at the exhaust stacks of the University of Rochester's natural gas power plant December 14, 2021.

Printing plant-based pharmaceuticals—without plants

Rochester undergraduates developed a 3D-bioprinting system to replicate chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by climate change.