Aerial view of a datacenter with air conditioner compressor fans on the roof of the building
March 30, 2026
EPIcenter Launches Georgia Data Center Ordinance Hub
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The Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPIcenter) at Georgia Tech has launched an interactive tool to help communities navigate the dynamic land-use and policy landscape surrounding data center development: the Georgia Data Center Ordinance Hub.
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A man stands at a podium speaking in front of a large screen displaying “Georgia Tech Energy Day: Energy for AI.” The setting is a conference room with stage lighting and an audience out of frame.
March 27, 2026
Energy Day Brings Leaders Together to Tackle AI Power Demands
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More than 300 experts from industry, government, and academia gathered at Georgia Tech to explore how energy systems must evolve to support the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.
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Lamarr.AI Co-founder and CEO Tarek Rakha
March 26, 2026
Ready for its Closeup: PIN-Supported Lamarr.AI Uses Technology to Make Buildings More Efficient and Occupants More Comfortable
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Through PIN’s new Community Investment program, Georgia Tech–based Lamarr.AI is partnering with the city of Savannah to use drone‑ and AI‑driven building assessments to improve energy efficiency in historic municipal facilities.
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March 25, 2026
Georgia Tech Recognizes Excellence with 2026 Institute Research Awards
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Georgia Tech has named the 2026 Institute Research Award recipients, recognizing faculty, staff, and research teams whose work advances innovation, mentorship, collaboration, and societal impact across the Institute’s research enterprise.
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March 24, 2026
The Potential of Data Center Energy
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A recent review by EPIcenter faculty affiliate highlights that data centers, particularly those supporting high-performance computing and AI workloads, are projected to consume nearly 10% of U.S. electricity by the end of the decade.
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Two people talking at a standing desk with a monitor and laptop.
March 23, 2026
EVs Can Generate Widespread Economic Benefits, New Study Says
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Widespread Electric vehicle adoption would lower energy prices 6% and strengthen national energy security, according to the new study from researchers in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy.
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Power lines running through open land.
March 23, 2026
Four Challenges to the U.S. Energy Transition
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Reliable energy is a matter of national security. There are also vying economic policies to consider, political and financial incentives to navigate, and questions of social and economic inequality to consider.
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Energy Club members with Alex Fitzsimmons (middle), Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) at U.S. Department of Energy
March 16, 2026
Future Focused: The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference at Georgia Tech
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The 2026 Southeastern Energy Conference, Georgia Tech’s annual student-led energy and sustainability conference welcomed more than 150 attendees and featured dynamic discussions on the future of energy.
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March 12, 2026
Georgia Tech Renews Memorandum of Understanding With Sandia
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The Sandia partnership will expand research impact, talent pipelines, and national security innovation.
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A rural residence with solar panels installed outdoors, set among desert vegetation with mountains in the distance.
March 11, 2026
Temporal Stability of Consumer Preferences for Solar Energy
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A new study by EPIcenter affiliate Jamal Mamkhezri examines how public preferences for solar‑energy policy have shifted over a six‑year period in New Mexico, offering one of the first long‑term repeated cross‑section analyses of willingness to pay (WTP) f
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A tall industrial smokestack releasing a large plume of white smoke into a blue sky with scattered clouds.
March 9, 2026
Effective Carbon Removal Requires Transparency, Says New Georgia Tech Research
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The researchers suggest that carbon removal can have clear benefits on the road to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it needs more oversight to be responsibly adopted at large scales.
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March 6, 2026
Georgia Tech Energy Day: Meeting AI’s Growing Energy Demands
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Join us on March 19 as we explore one of the most urgent questions facing the nation: How do we power an AI‑driven future?
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Gov. Brian Kemp signs the amended FY26 budget on March 3.
March 3, 2026
State to Invest $88M in New Georgia Tech Aerospace Building
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An $88 million state investment will propel building plans and advance Georgia’s growing aerospace sector.
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DOE Office of Science ASCR Reports
February 27, 2026
New Research Priorities Chart Course Toward Impactful, Energy-Efficient Computing
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Georgia Tech faculty members contributed to two DOE Advanced Scientific Computing Research program workshops. Recently published reports of their work may yield more energy-efficient computers and better predictions for environmental challenges.
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Five professors named senior members of NAI.
February 26, 2026
Five Georgia Tech Faculty Named to NAI Senior Members Class of 2026
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The professors have been recognized for patenting and commercializing technologies with real-world impact.
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February 24, 2026
Understanding the Data Center Building Boom
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Explosive data center growth requires research to inform policies which manage the building of this critical infrastructure.
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Stacks of coins topped with green icons representing clean energy and sustainability.
February 24, 2026
Utility Structure, Pricing, and Energy Incentive Programs
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A recent study by EPIcenter affiliates Brian An and John Kim and researchers at Georgia Tech, Iowa State University, and Clemson University examines how utility-level characteristics shape residential electricity consumption in the Southeastern U.S.
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A man standing in front of glass double doors with the Georgia Tech logo.
February 23, 2026
Major Geosynthetic Research Hub Moves to Georgia Tech
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The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) is relocating to Georgia Tech and bringing with it a new range of opportunities for students interested in this dynamic and growing field.
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Energy Club Team on the Hackathon Day
February 16, 2026
From Concept to Prototype: How Georgia Tech Students Are Shaping a Sustainable Energy Future
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EnergyHack@GT, Georgia Tech’s second annual student-run energy and sustainability hackathon, took place over the weekend of Jan. 23 – 25, 2026.
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A crack in a building wall.
February 16, 2026
Obstacle or Accelerator? How Imperfections Affect Material Strength
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Research from Georgia Tech is showing how cracks occur and spread through materials — and how best to prevent them.
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