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Finding new ways to fuel our world with fewer or no fossil fuels – to travel, light, warm, cool and build – demands innovation and collaboration.

  • Discovery – from basic science to market-ready innovations

  • Analysis – to guide policy and speed technology transfer

  • Team building – across disciplines, across campus, with industry and government

Clean Transportation

vue hybrid vehicleVehicles and Transportation

biofuel researchBiofuels, Fuels and Chemistry

combustion photo h. imCombustion

Low-Carbon Electricity

wind turbine Wind and Water

U-M Dana Bldg - solar panelsSolar and Lighting

Nuclear fission reactorNuclear

transmission linesElectric Grid

Energy Storage & Efficiency

cystalsEnergy Materials

energy storage material A. Van der VenEnergy Storage

h2 storage matzgerHydrogen Production and Storage

Mallets Creek Library green roofLiving and Design

Policy and Social Impact

recycle symbolTransportation Policy

recycle symbolEnergy Policy

recycle symbolSustainability