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Relieving these burdens to quality of life and development requires significant investment in renewable energy infrastructure and new approaches\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-05-18T12:30:00-07:00\u0022\u003E05\/18\/2023-12:30pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Millions of people across the Pacific region lack access to electricity, and existing power provision is heavily reliant on expensive petroleum imports. Relieving these burdens requires significant investment in renewable energy infrastructure and new approaches to technology design and operation models. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency has announced the launch of a new project in Fiji to help advance that country\u2019s plan to provide electricity for all rural residents and to generate all power from renewable sources by 2030. The initiative will be led for the next 18 months by the Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS), part of the Ira A. 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ASU will lead the multi-institution effort known as Electrified Processes for Industry Without Carbon, or EPIXC.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2023 y","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/istock-1151115902-2400px.jpg?itok=O_a0ESPZ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230516-university-news-asu-lead-new-doe-clean-energy-manufacturing-innovation-institute-0","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Ira A. 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This comes following the network\u2019s submission of a concept paper in November 2022 and encouragement from the U.S. Department of Energy in December 2022\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-15T15:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/15\/2023-3:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Southwest Clean Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINe) is submitting a full proposal for the development of a desert Southwest clean hydrogen hub.","teaser":"The Southwest Clean Hydrogen Innovation Network (SHINe) is submitting a full proposal for the development of a desert Southwest clean hydrogen hub.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_1794604744_1.jpg?itok=EskzkZXY","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230315-regional-network-advances-full-proposal-developing-southwest-hydrogen-hub","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/shutterstock_1794604744_1.jpg?itok=EskzkZXY","image_alt":"Illustration of clean hydrogen particles.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Innovation|Energy|Environment|Community involvement|Public service|Renewable energy|Science|Social justice|Sustainability|Technology|Community partnerships","audiences":"Alumni|Donors|Faculty|Graduate students|International students|Policymakers|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"news","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95600","title":"National Science Foundation awards $90.8M to ASU to advance X-ray science","body":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2023 year in review.The National Science Foundation today announced $90.8 million in funding to Arizona State University \u2014 the largest NSF research award in the university\u2019s history \u2014 to advance groundbreaking research in X-ray science.The\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-08T14:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/08\/2023-2:00pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The National Science Foundation has awarded $90.8 million in funding to ASU \u2014 the largest NSF research award in the university\u2019s history \u2014 to advance groundbreaking research in X-ray science. The award will support a five-year project to build the world\u2019s first compact X-ray free electron laser, a\u00a0one-of-a-kind, room-sized X-ray laser instrument that can explore the intricacies of complex matter at atomic length and ultrafast time.","teaser":"Editor\u2019s note:\u0026nbsp;This story is featured in the\u0026nbsp;2023","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/cxfelanimation_2019_copy.jpg?itok=TssWsWQN","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230308-discoveries-national-science-foundation-awards-908m-asu-advance-xray-science","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"ASU Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Sandy Keaton Leander","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-965-9865","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/cxfelanimation_2019_copy.jpg?itok=TssWsWQN","image_alt":"Illustration of how ASU\u0026#039;s Compact X-ray Free Electron Laser works, with red squares and lines representing the laser and X-rays.","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Single Molecule Biophysics|Core Research Facilities|CXFEL Labs|School of Applied Sciences and Arts|School of Molecular Sciences|Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery|Biodesign Institute|College of Integrative Sciences and Arts|Knowledge Enterprise","interests":"Grants \/ Awards|Innovation|Nanoscience|Biology|Bioscience|Engineering|Health care|Life Science|Renewable energy|Science|Technology|Academics","audiences":"Alumni|Faculty|Media|Degreed alums|Graduate students|Staff|Postdocs|Campus students|International students|Students|Employees|Friend\/Fan","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Science and technology"}},{"node":{"nid":"95528","title":"Where burrowing owls, green energy meet","body":"How great is the overlap between burrowing owl habitats and areas of high solar project potential in Arizona? What mitigation measures and habitat restoration opportunities should be planned for when renewable energy developers are considering solar projects around this species?These are some of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222023-03-06T16:45:00-07:00\u0022\u003E03\/06\/2023-4:45pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"A new research project at ASU\u0026#039;s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at the Polytechnic campus, funded by a grant to the ASU Foundation by \u00d8rsted, hopes to address important questions concerning burrowing owl habitats and areas of high solar project potential in Arizona \u2014 mainly, what mitigation measures and habitat restoration opportunities should be planned for when renewable energy developers are considering solar projects around this species?","teaser":"How great is the overlap between burrowing owl habitats and areas of high solar project potential in Arizona?","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20210826polyburrowingowlhabitat_314.jpg?itok=SGfNZj9C","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20230303-where-burrowing-owls-green-energy-meet-asu-student-researchers-map-best-practices","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"College of Integrative Sciences and Arts","contributor-contact-information-name":"Maureen Roen","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"602-496-1454","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Polytechnic campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/20210826polyburrowingowlhabitat_314.jpg?itok=SGfNZj9C","image_alt":"A burrowing owl stands near entrance to underground habitat entrance at ASU Polytechnic campus in August 2021 ","image_caption":"A burrowing owl stands near the entrance to an underground burrow at the ASU Polytechnic campus in August 2021. 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His master\u2019s thesis tackled questions about energy policies; he has extensive experience with the energy sector in Mexico; and he\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222022-11-21T14:13:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/21\/2022-2:13pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fall 2022 Outstanding Graduate Carlos Aguiar Hernandez recently completed his PhD in sustainable energy through the School of Sustainability in the College of Global Futures. 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Those three components are needed in considerably larger scale than they\u2019re available now, and with much more flexibility and capability. That work is part of the New Economy Initiative, an ambitious plan conceived by government, industry, and civic leaders to bring the state to the forefront of technological innovation. 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