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A portrait of Natasha Ibori, co-founder of Uwana Energy.

Her dream of bringing clean electricity to Nigeria earned Natasha Ibori an Innovator Award

Ibori, a Northeastern graduate, launched Uwana Energy to sell and install rooftop solar panels in her homeland. Her $10,000 Innovator Award from Northeastern’s Women Who Empower will help Ibori’s startup overcome the setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic, she says.

by Ian Thomsen June 15, 2021

With cellulose from wood, Northeastern researchers have created a new biodegradable material to improve flow batteries and reduce the cost of storing energy from renewable sources. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

This could be our best tool to make renewable energy cheaper

Using a combination of unique nanocrystals extracted from wood, Hongli (Julie) Zhu, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern, has created a biodegradable material that makes better and cheaper batteries—the kind we need to power entire communities.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa February 18, 2020

10/24/17 - BOSTON, MA. - Joshua Gallaway, DiPietro Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering poses for a portrait at Northeastern University on Oct. 24, 2017. Gallaway's research focuses on electrochemical engineering, particularly in batteries, energy storage, and energy sustainability. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Renewable energy needs better batteries. This Northeastern professor is trying to build one.

People want batteries that have long life cycles, produce high energy, and don’t cost a lot. But no existing battery can deliver more than two of those things. Northeastern electrochemist Joshua Gallaway is working to change that by using modern technology to better understand the materials in batteries, and develop new ones.

by Allie Nicodemo June 1, 2018

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Her dream of bringing clean electricity to Nigeria earned Natasha Ibori an Innovator Award

This could be our best tool to make renewable energy cheaper

Renewable energy needs better batteries. This Northeastern professor is trying to build one.

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