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Stephen Maldonado, assistant professor of chemistry and a member of the applied physics program is one among three U-M professors selected as a 2013 Alfred P. Sloan research fellow. Maldonado’s research interests lie in designing and synthesizing more efficient materials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems.

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There are multiple sources of federal funding for advanced energy research, development, and demonstration programs. However applicants often have difficulty finding required matching funds, lack support in developing applications, and need commercialization services after the funding is secured. To help address those needs, NextEnergy launched the Michigan Accelerating Technologies Energy Grant (MATch) on December 1, 2012.

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Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology met in Washington last week to review joint energy research projects — including one on clean vehicles led by U-M and administered by the U-M Energy Institute. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang led the meeting, which also focused on the other… More

John DeCicco, a research professor with the Energy Institute and a national expert on renewable energy, wrote an opinion column on the subject that appears here, reprinted from The Detroit News.

Time for realism on renewable fuels
by John M. DeCicco, The Detroit News, Opinion, December 24, 2012
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency upheld its requirement for blending ethanol into gasoline. Though not… More

University of Michigan researchers are conducting a detailed study of the potential environmental and societal effects of hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas drilling process known as fracking. In hydraulic fracturing, large amounts of water, sand and chemicals are injected deep underground to break apart rock and free trapped natural gas.

U-M Assistant Professor Brian Ellis, who is studying the potential water quality impacts of… More

A dozen University of Michigan researchers will play an integral role in a national multimillion-dollar collaborative effort to develop breakthrough batteries for longer-range electric vehicles and a power grid that can store electricity generated from solar and wind energy. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy will establish the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) with an award… More

Students soaking up the sun this spring will be joined by new solar panels on the grassy hills by the North Campus Research Complex. On Sept. 27, 2011, the University announced its plans to work with DTE Energy in constructing solar panels outside the NCRC. After about a year of discussions, the project has started to become a reality when ground was broken last week… More

A group of faculty from the University of Michigan and Case Western University,with UMEI faculty affiliates Levi Thompson, Greg Keoleian, and Melanie Sanford as lead investigators, recently received a $1.9M award from the National Science Foundation to study non-aqueous redox flow battery chemistries. The funding comes from NSF’s new Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP) program to spark innovative energy solutions that meet societal needs without… More

A student-run competition is challenging residence halls across campus to reduce their energy consumption and inspire an energy conscious mindset in students. Starting October 19th, nine campus residence halls will try to conserve energy. At the end of the competition, on November 18th, the University Energy Management Team will measure the percentage of energy reduced in the nine halls to determine the winner.

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It takes between 10 and 20 years to develop a new material — an advanced metal alloy, for example, that can be used in lighter cars, trucks and airplanes. That’s too long, says John Allison, professor of materials science and engineering.

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