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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 Michael T. Klein
Director of UDEI
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Dan Rich Chair of Energy
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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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UD awarded $4.46 million from the first round of DOE’s ARPA-E awards for Transformational Energy Research. Under the direction of Professor George Hadjipanayis, this research will develop novel, high energy density, low rare-earth content permanent magnet materials which will double the energy density of current materials thus decreasing the weight and increasing the efficiency of motors for hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicles and generators for advanced wind turbines. This work would also greatly reduce imports of key rare-earth elements that are not domestically available in large enough quantities. For more information, click here
UD to Install Wind Turbine at Lewes Campus. On October 19, 2009, UD President Patrick Harker and College of Earth, Ocean and Environment Dean Nancy Targett signed an agreement with Gamesa North American CEO Dirk Matthys to install a utility-scale 2-megawatt wind turbine at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes, DE. The wind turbine is expected to be operational in 2010 and will provide clean, carbon-free electricity for the entire Lewes campus. For further information, 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
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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America's Energy Future
This title is part of America's Energy Future project, which examines the role of energy in long-term U.S. economic vitality, national security, and climate change.
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