NEWS
Karl Bӧer Award - Solar pioneer Luque receives Bӧer Medal of Merit during ceremony at UD - Long before it was popular or anyone attached the color "green" to sustainable ways of living on Earth, Antonio Luque was carrying a torch for solar energy....UDaily News
Solar workshop - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Susan Huang will discuss solar advancements at “Terawatt Challenge,” a solar workshop hosted by the University of Delaware Energy Institute on Friday, Feb. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Clayton Hall.....UDaily News
The future of energy - UD Energy Institute workshop explores thermochemical energy's future - The University of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI) brought academic, industry and national laboratory leaders and experts to campus Oct. 8-9 to discuss thermochemical upgrading — the process of converting carbon-based raw materials into energy sources — as it relates to the global energy and environmental future....UDaily News
High-powered groups - In face of dwindling funding, UD Energy Institute advocates team approach. - In the face of sequestration, it is a fact that funding sources for research are dwindling. Yet research is still needed to address the world’s global energy challenges....UDaily News
Wind energy - Experts explore future of wind energy research in two-day symposium at UD. - How would wind turbines in the ocean alter the wind flow? Is wind energy a practical solution for powering electrical grids?...UDaily News
Clean energy - UD faculty highlight fuel cell advances during symposium at Clayton Hall. - More than 40 researchers representing industry, government and academia gathered at Clayton Hall Conference Center on the University of Delaware’s Newark campus Oct. 17-18 to discuss the important role of fuel cells in clean energy technology....UDaily News
Energy symposium - Institute marshals resources for new technologies and policies. - At least eight research centers and institutes on the University of Delaware campus are addressing issues related to energy and sustainability -- from fuel cells, wind and solar power to policy, processes and materials....UDaily News
Securing 'energy future' requires partnership, UDEI symposium speaker says. - “When I was nine, I believed that the world was an unlimited place, one where technology would solve the problems of tomorrow.”...UDaily News
UD wins $4.4 million to develop next-generation magnets. - The University of Delaware has won a $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to lead a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research project to develop the next generation of high-performance permanent magnets....UDaily News
UD, Gamesa finalize agreement to install coastal wind turbine. - The University of Delaware and Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica have finalized an agreement to install a utility-scale 2-megawatt Gamesa wind turbine at UD's Hugh R. Sharp Campus in Lewes in 2010....UDaily News
Biden visits alma mater, discusses power of 'green'. - Inside Memorial Hall this afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden talked to a small group, mostly clad in dark suits, about a shade of green....UDaily News
UD awarded multi-million grant to establish DOE Energy Frontier Research Center. - The University of Delaware will be home to a new Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) focusing on the development of innovative catalytic technologies for the efficient conversion of biomass such as trees and grasses into chemicals, electricity, and fuels....UDaily News
UD Energy Institute hosts symposium to form campus partnerships. - A half-day symposium held Friday at Clayton Hall brought together more than 30 University of Delaware researchers with interests in the field of energy to share highlights of their work and stimulate collaboration....UDaily News
University of Delaware launches new energy institute. - Attendance at the inauguration of the University of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI) at Clayton Hall on Friday, Sept. 19, topped 300, with participants at the event representing not only UD but also state and local government and a broad array of private companies, public transit providers, hospitals, utilities, conservancies and foundations....UDaily News
Symposium fuels new ideas for future UD energy research. - From a hydrogen fuel cell-powered bus to a solar-powered poultry house, the University of Delaware has a number of clean, green, "on the ground" initiatives under way in energy research and policy....UDaily News
UD receives $3.75 million DOE grant for leading-edge solar research. - The University of Delaware's Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) will receive $3.75 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative over the next three years to continue leading-edge research on photovoltaic-based solar cells....UDaily News
