Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute

Inaugural Symposium Held for New Colorado Wind Research Center The mission of CREW is to work with private and industrial partners to advance the science of wind energy technologies and make wind power more accessible by reducing costs and increasing reliability and efficiency. CREW's founding members include such companies as Mitsubishi, RES Americas Inc., Siemens, Vestas and WindLogics.  >>More

The University of Colorado at Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute is helping to meet the significant challenges posed by increasing global energy consumption, a finite supply of fossil fuels, and evidence of significant environmental impacts by focusing on the discovery, implementation and support for renewable and sustainable energy technologies. 

Following are examples of research topics currently pursued by faculty members in our departments:

Chemical and Biological Engineering

• Hydrogen Production, Purification, and Use in Fuel Cells

Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

• Energy in Buildings – Design, Operations, Renewables

• Sustainable Technologies for Developing Communities

Computer Science

• Subsurface Visualization

Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

• High-efficiency Power Management and Control

• Wind and PV Power Conversion

Mechanical Engineering

• Combustion Sciences

• Biomass Thermochemistry

Related Links

• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)

• Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2)

• Center for Research and Education in Wind (CREW)

• ECEE Department: Focus on Energy

Contacts

Martin Dunn Associate Dean for Research (303) 492-6542 martin.dunn@colorado.edu

Jeffrey Sczechowski Coordinator of Research Opportunities (303) 492-2615 sczechowski@colorado.edu