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Lally School Masters’ Scholars Research Program Students Present Research/Commercialization Projects

AEC 2016

CFES exhibited at the Advanced Energy conference in New York City on April 20-22, 2016

NY BEST Conference

CFES exhibited at the NY-BEST Annual Meeting and Conference on March 9-10, 2016 in Albany, NY.

Troy, NY – Today, the development of clean energy is critical to the economy and the environment of the state and the nation. Recently, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) was selected to receive a state grant redesignating the center as part of the New York State Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) Program.

Troy, N.Y. – Richard Kauffman, chairman of Energy and Finance for New York in the Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, will give the keynote address this week at the 2015 Annual Conference of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES). The event will take place Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, N.Y. from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Develop a comprehensive modeling and analysis tool that can be used to optimize the performance of Blasch patented VectorWallTM product in high temperature applications.

Thermoelectric Nanomaterials

Develop a cost-effective high-throughput production technology for nanostructured thermoelectric materials for use in high-efficiency solid state cooling and power generation.

Thin Film

Characterize and further develop nanocomposite thin film energy storage devices that leverages supercapacitor technology.

Windmill

Characterization of wind turbine dynamic interactions with the power grid and development of advanced control for wind turbines and wind farms connected to weak power grids.

John B. Rhodes, president and chief executive officer of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), will give the keynote address this week at the 2013-14 Annual Conference of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES).