UW Undergrad ’s Early Life Challenges Become a Hectic Schedule of Opportunity
Undergraduate research student David Coven is an expert schedule juggler. Read more about this entrepreneurial undergrad who is helping Clean Energy Institute faculty create materials for use in flexible solar cells to make them more lightweight and transportable. ...
The Next Revolution in Solar Energy: High Efficiency Printable Tandem Solar Cells
Funding from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative will help catalyze the development of next-generation solar cells at UW. ...
Talking Clean Energy, STEM Education at Seattle Chamber Regional Leadership Conference
How can the Seattle region become the best mid-sized economy in the world? What are the roles of STEM education and clean energy? ...
Washington State Legislators visit the UW CEI
A group of more than twenty Washington state legislators and staff members received an update on the work at the UW Clean Energy Institute. ...
ORCAS Energy Conversion and Storage Conference 2014: A CEI Student Perspective
CEI graduate student Sarah Vorpahl reflects on her experience at the 2014 ORCAS Energy Conversion and Storage conference. ...
Research Update: “Atomic Legos” are Building Blocks for Next-Gen Energy Materials
A team at the UW Clean Energy Institute (CEI) is developing ways to connect two-dimentional sheets of solar collector material, one atom thick, that have the potential to be as flexible and foldable as a piece of paper and as strong as any material that exists on earth. ...
A Solar Solution, on the Dot
Scientists have spent decades developing technology that harvests sunlight and converts it to electricity. Yet existing solar energy solutions remain cost prohibitive for many applications. Brandi Cossairt is one of a group of CEI researchers that hopes to change that. ...
Early Engineers Build Solar Panels at the CEI
On July 29 and 30, the CEI hosted eight high school students participating in the UW Early Engineering Institute. ...
Research Update: High-tech Devices Mean Dynamic Prices
Life on the grid is getting smarter. Understanding the smart grid and relationships between utilities and consumers is among the core research areas of the University of Washington Clean Energy Institute, and the UW Renewable Energy Analysis Lab (REAL Lab) led by professors Daniel Kirschen, Miguel Ortega-Vasquez. ...
CEI Researchers Named to List of World’s Most Influential
Three UW faculty members with energy-related research are included on a list of the world’s most influential scientific researchers of the last decade. ...
Washington Takes Big Step Toward Renewable Energy Storage and Grid Integration
Progress in the state's energy storage and smart grid project received a big boost this week. On tuesday, Governor Jay Inslee announced a major state initiative to leverage state matching funds for three projects that will integrate power generated from intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar in the state’s electrical grid. ...