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OVERVIEW
Energy is the very driving force of our everyday life and will very likely represent the currency of the future. Thus it is not surprising that the issues associated with its supply and utilization have become a dominant focus of modern society. It is now more imperative than ever to consider energy in a comprehensive and holistic manner in order to meet the needs of humanity while minimizing the costs and environmental impacts associated with energy production and consumption.
Our vision is to serve as a leadership resource with not only regional, but national and international impact, in creating and integrating new solutions to challenges in energy sufficiency and sustainability. |
Professor Jingguang G. Chen
Interim Director of UDEI
and the Claire D.LeClaire
Professor of Chemical Engineering |
MISSION
The overall mission of the University of Delaware Energy Institute is to marshal and expand the University's science, engineering, and public policy expertise in new and emerging energy technologies and, with its industry and government partners, to use this research to address the entire spectrum of challenges posed by our future energy needs.
Solutions to the complex energy problems facing us today require knowledge from a wide variety of disciplines. For nearly four decades, researchers at the University of Delaware have been leaders in energy-driven fields ranging from photovoltaics, to catalysts for fuels production, to lightweight composites for fuel-efficient vehicles, as well as in the arena of energy and environmental policy.
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Energy and Sustainability Conference, August 9-12, 2009
UDEI is co-sponsoring the IGERT Energy and Sustainability Conference to be held from August 9-12, 2009 at the University of Delaware. A variety of talks and events are scheduled, all devoted to combining the science and policy of energy and sustainability issues. For further information and registration instructions, click here
Vice-President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited the University of Delaware on
May 4, 2009 to promote renewable energy, especially wind power. More
City of Newark V2G Project
In January 2009, the city of Newark, Delaware became the first electric utility in the United States to approve the use of an electric vehicle to store and provide power for the local electric grid. This milestone was the result of the V2G electric vehicle developed by researchers led by Willett Kempton at the Center for Carbon-free Power Integration, part of UDEI.
UD Selected as an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) - The University of Delaware is awarded $17.7 million over the next five years by the U.S. Department of Energy to establish an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)
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The Sustainable Energy Utility
A new Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) has been developed that will help pave the way for our transition to the new green economy. Dr. John Byrne, Director of UD's Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, is a principal developer of this initiative. National recognition of the SEU was acknowledged by John Podesta from the Center for American Progress (former chief of staff for the Clinton Administration) who cited it as a showcase model to lead the country in achieving a clean energy economy and a growing green workforce. For more information on the SEU, click here
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Wind Energy Advocated by Vice President Joe Biden on Visit to UD
Vice-President Joe Biden visited his alma mater on May 4, 2009 to talk about
the priority that the Obama Administration is placing on renewable energy.
He was accompanied by Ken Salazar, U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Biden put particular emphasis on the role that wind energy
can play in dealing with the economic and energy challenges facing the
nation. Both he and Salazar emphasized the showcase role being played by the State of
Delaware and UD in the offshore wind energy field.
For more information, see the UDaily article
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"What You Need to Know About Energy"
The Board on Energy and Environmental Systems of the National Research Council recently published this 32-page booklet. Geared to a general audience, the booklet is the first in what will be a series of informational booklets designed to engage readers in current topics in science, engineering, and medicine.
The series is part of the National Academies' Communications Initiative.
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