Baker Hughes & UC Berkeley Launch Decarbonization Institute
Baker Hughes, a leading energy technology company, has partnered with the University of California, Berkeley, to establish the Baker Hughes Institute for Decarbonization Materials at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry. This long-term collaboration aims to bridge cutting-edge academic research with practical innovation to advance scalable, cost-effective climate technology solutions for sustainable energy development.
Under this partnership, Baker Hughes will fund research focused on developing advanced materials for various energy and industrial applications, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), hydrogen, and clean energy production. The company will actively contribute to shaping the research agenda from its inception, ensuring alignment with evolving market and customer needs, and integrating discoveries into its climate technology portfolio.
“Innovation and collaboration are essential for building a diverse range of technologies to meet today’s and tomorrow’s energy demands. This partnership with UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry represents a significant step in our commitment to sustainable energy,” said Chris Pin Harry, Vice President of Technology for Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker Hughes.
The institute will be directed by Jeffrey Long, a distinguished UC Berkeley professor and global expert in materials science, known for his pioneering work with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for capturing carbon dioxide and other industrial emissions. Baker Hughes’ funding will support research by Berkeley’s team of experts in materials science, computational chemistry, process engineering, and techno-economic analysis. Chris Pin Harry and Daniela Abate, VP of CCUS and Climate Technology Solutions at Baker Hughes, will join the institute’s joint steering committee.
Initial research efforts will concentrate on designing advanced materials, such as new chemical structures like MOFs, as well as developing gas separation and chemical conversion technologies. These projects will leverage AI and machine learning to expedite the discovery of innovative materials and solutions.
“Our goal is to create materials that can efficiently adsorb gases without requiring significant energy,” said Professor Long, the institute’s executive director. “While we can design materials at the atomic level, industrializing these innovations requires partners like Baker Hughes. Together, we aim to produce scalable, market-ready solutions to lower emissions urgently.”
This collaboration builds on Baker Hughes’ ongoing work in climate technologies, including its acquisition of Mosaic Materials in 2022. Mosaic Materials, originating from Professor Long’s lab, specializes in direct air capture (DAC) technology, which is currently being tested in pilot projects to accelerate commercial deployment.
The institute reinforces Baker Hughes’ dedication to investing in technologies that effectively reduce emissions across various industries.
Under this partnership, Baker Hughes will fund research focused on developing advanced materials for various energy and industrial applications, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), hydrogen, and clean energy production. The company will actively contribute to shaping the research agenda from its inception, ensuring alignment with evolving market and customer needs, and integrating discoveries into its climate technology portfolio.
“Innovation and collaboration are essential for building a diverse range of technologies to meet today’s and tomorrow’s energy demands. This partnership with UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry represents a significant step in our commitment to sustainable energy,” said Chris Pin Harry, Vice President of Technology for Industrial & Energy Technology at Baker Hughes.
The institute will be directed by Jeffrey Long, a distinguished UC Berkeley professor and global expert in materials science, known for his pioneering work with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for capturing carbon dioxide and other industrial emissions. Baker Hughes’ funding will support research by Berkeley’s team of experts in materials science, computational chemistry, process engineering, and techno-economic analysis. Chris Pin Harry and Daniela Abate, VP of CCUS and Climate Technology Solutions at Baker Hughes, will join the institute’s joint steering committee.
Initial research efforts will concentrate on designing advanced materials, such as new chemical structures like MOFs, as well as developing gas separation and chemical conversion technologies. These projects will leverage AI and machine learning to expedite the discovery of innovative materials and solutions.
“Our goal is to create materials that can efficiently adsorb gases without requiring significant energy,” said Professor Long, the institute’s executive director. “While we can design materials at the atomic level, industrializing these innovations requires partners like Baker Hughes. Together, we aim to produce scalable, market-ready solutions to lower emissions urgently.”
This collaboration builds on Baker Hughes’ ongoing work in climate technologies, including its acquisition of Mosaic Materials in 2022. Mosaic Materials, originating from Professor Long’s lab, specializes in direct air capture (DAC) technology, which is currently being tested in pilot projects to accelerate commercial deployment.
The institute reinforces Baker Hughes’ dedication to investing in technologies that effectively reduce emissions across various industries.
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