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Thu, 01/14/2021
How a group of Kansas researchers plan to make U.S.'s rural communities more viable
A group of Kansas researchers believe they have a solution that will help rural communities thrive, simply by helping them optimize how they use their community’s already abundant wind energy opportunities.
Tue, 12/15/2020
KU researchers' unique microgrid technology aims to boost rural resiliency
A key component to the microgrid technology is managing the variability of an abundant plains resource — wind — to create ammonia and use it as energy storage.
Thu, 10/17/2019
New research will explore renewable energy, water treatment, ammonia production to bolster rural resilience
Farming communities across the U.S. are struggling. They face challenges such as low prices for agricultural products, high prices for energy and fertilizer, pollution from runoff and waste, and depleting water supplies. They also have opportunities such as the ability to produce large amounts of energy locally using new technologies...