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Rich Simmons helps an "Energy Unplugged" student collect data from a small solar test kit.

EPICenter Hosts Energy Unplugged In-Person Summer Camp

On June 21-25, the Strategic Energy Institute's Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter) hosted "Energy Unplugged," an energy-themed STEAM camp for high school students. During the week, Rich Simmons and a variety of energy experts, from Georgia Tech and around the state, led hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations, and educational presentations. Students also got the opportunity to tour the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design and ...

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is one of Georgia Tech's 11 Interdisciplinary Research Institutes. SEI integrates energy activities across the nation's largest technology university – from generation, to distribution, to use. Whether it’s commercializing a technology to address a specific challenge or designing a roadmap for focusing resources, we understand the systems, technologies, and context of the ever-evolving nature of energy production and use.

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Fuels of the Future: Chemical Energy Carriers for a Decarbonized Economy

A petroleum refining facility. Image by SatyaPrem from https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3613526 In a recently released white paper, SEI Executive Director Tim Lieuwen and Georgia Tech Professor Matthew Realff argue that federal research and development funding for expediting the decarbonization of energy should leverage existing infrastructure to minimize costs and speed the decarbonization of the energy sector.

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National Electric Energy Testing, Research & Applications Center (NEETRAC)

High voltage transmission hardware.

NEETRAC is a self-supporting, membership based center within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. Our goal is to help the electric utility industry solve the everyday problems associated with transmitting and distributing electric energy reliably and efficiently. NEETRAC staff and facilities, combined with the significant resources of Georgia Tech, can provide our customers with a wide array of analytical, engineering, research and testing services – on collaborative and proprietary projects.