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From interviews on current stories to newly released research to conferences, talks and other events, Duke University's energy students, researchers, faculty and colleagues are leading the way in exploring answers to today's energy challenges: meeting growing demand for energy, reducing energy’s environmental footprint, and assuring a safe, secure energy supply.

Keep an eye on this page for news about our work. For dates and other details about upcoming seminars, lunchtime lectures, workshops and other events hosted by the Energy Initiative, visit our Events page.

 

Energy Workshop gives reseachers window to each others’ work
May 16, 2013 | 12:54PM

What are the dynamics of water flow in underground shale deposits? How are experiments in alternative fuels advancing? What social and economic factors weigh into choices for cookstove fuels in developing countries? Where is the federal government headed on climate change policy? And what can we learn from Duke University’s energy consumption?

Almost two dozen energy researchers at Duke recently presented their ongoing work and findings at a daylong Energy Research Collaboration Workshop sponsored by the Energy Initiative on May 7. Topics ranged from energy modeling, computation and analytics to energy’s environmental impact to power modeling to emerging energy policies.

Students: Sign up now for Bass Connections Energy teams
Apr 26, 2013 | 4:22PM

Interested in gaining experience, earning course credit and collaborating with Duke researchers on new energy challenges? Sign up now for a team project in the Bass Connections in Energy program.

Students who join Connections in Energy project teams will have an opportunity to work closely with faculty, outside experts and postdoctoral fellows to engage energy problems. Through the program, Duke students at all levels gain the training, skills and experiences needed to play leadership roles in a rapidly evolving energy future.

Energy workshop to highlight Duke research
Apr 26, 2013 | 4:09PM

What are the some of the latest findings in energy technology? What are the emerging issues in energy and environmental policy? How is energy poverty affecting growth in developing countries?

More than two dozen Duke University researchers will discuss their ongoing work and newest findings on these and other energy-related topics when the Energy Initiative hosts its first Energy Research Collaboration Workshop.

Duke study: Coal industry in more trouble than anyone realizes (Washington Post)
Apr 26, 2013 | 11:40AM

As much as 65 percent of the U.S. coal fleet could find itself under threat in the years ahead, thanks to cheap natural gas and stricter air-pollution regulations, according to a new study by three researchers at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, who take a detailed look at the costs of operating both coal-fired power plants and natural-gas plants around the United States.

Contact lens kit wins Start-Up Challenge; energy team again in finals
Apr 12, 2013 | 4:59PM

A credit card-sized, emergency case for contact lenses won over judges at the Duke Start-Up Challenge. Refresh Innovations claimed the pitch competition's $50,000 grand prize, defeating two other teams at the challenge's grand finale.

Refrackt, a team that proposed a new solution to water safety issues posed by hydraulic fracturing, claimed the $10,000 Clean Energy Track prize sponsored by the Energy Initiative on its way to the final round. The third finalist was Camras Vision, a company that has created a new device intended to make glaucoma treatment more safely and effectively than current methods.

Energy researchers can share work at upcoming workshop
Apr 4, 2013 | 12:00AM

Calling all Duke energy researchers: Mark the date and submit a proposal for our first Energy Research Collaboration Workshop. The event, in its early planning stages, will be held Tuesday, May 7. The agenda and location will be finalized based on responses to our invitation for proposals, due by April 9.

The workshop is open to Duke University faculty, research staff and their students interested in energy. If you don't submit a proposal, you're still welcome to attend.

Teams Stand to Win Thousands for Energy Entrepreneur Ideas
Mar 26, 2013 | 3:34PM

Duke Start-Up ChallengeTeams including entrepreneurial students from Duke are getting ready to show off at two competitions that will highlight their energy business ideas, help them develop partnerships and, potentially, bring them thousands of dollars in prizes.

The Duke Start-Up Challenge, founded in 1999, has for the past four years featured a Clean Energy Track. The winner of that track may go on to compete in the separate ACC Clean Energy Challenge, a competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and open to all schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Richard Newell on the Myth of Energy Independence (Duke Office Hours)
Feb 22, 2013 | 1:00AM

Even though the United States could possibly become the world's largest oil producer by 2020, America would still not be "energy independent." U.S. energy production would continue to be tied to global markets and climate concerns, according to professor Richard Newell, director of Duke's Energy Initiative. In a live "Office Hours" webcast interview, he discusses advances and limits in American energy production.

Energy Mixes connect students, researchers, business, government
Jan 25, 2013 | 1:00AM

A full house of businesspeople, government and nonprofit representatives, entrepreneurs and educators joined Duke students and faculty for the Energy Initiative’s first Energy Mix on Jan. 16.

The Mix is a new monthly reception sponsored by the Energy Initiative to bring together the Duke community with industry, government and universities in the region who share an interest in energy policy, science, data and business.

New Initiative, Featuring Energy, Prepares Students for Society's Challenges (Duke Today)
Jan 22, 2013 | 1:00AM

"Bass Connections" will provide a range of new educational pathways for Duke's undergraduate, graduate and professional students and bring them together on project teams with faculty and others to address issues that require the expertise of educators and researchers with diverse backgrounds. The initiative will focus initially on five broad areas: brain and society; education and human development; energy; global health; and, information, society and culture.