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The Center for Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment (CESE) is a research forum for the College of Engineering to coalesce its many research strengths, including clean energy, energy efficiency, and policy.  CESE  conducts research in efficient energy infrastructure systems (e.g. power grid, and transportation networks), as well as “systems of energy systems” (e.g. smart micro grids, and markets).  CESE also serves to integrate and advance the research strengths represented through several affiliated centers and labs. 

 

 

Clean Energy Infrastructure, Economics and Policy

  • Stochastic optimization/control for intermittent and distribute generation
  • Reliability and robustness of energy infrastructures
  • Advanced metering for the grid
  • Policy optimization and simulations

 

Environmental Assessment and Management

 

  • Applying monitoring, modeling and environment assessment tools toward the development of new techniques to mitigate and manage negative impacts
  • Examples: Study of power plant emissions, water runoff, campus-wide sustainability and integrated tools for sustainability

 

 

Energy Sources, Conversion and Storage

 

  • Developing new cleaner energy fuels and production techniques
  • Improving the efficiency, economy and environmental profile of existing sources
  • Examples: Clean coal, nuclear, biomass, photovoltaic and thermal solar, wind energy, hydrogen production and CO2 capture

 

 

Sustainable Buildings and Mobility

 

  • Designing and building efficient mobility and building solutions without sacrificing functional needs
  • Minimizing lifecycle negative environmental impacts
  • Examples: Hydrogen car, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and energy efficient home construction