CFES provides educational opportunities to industry, faculty, and students through conferences, workshops, seminars and webinars. CFES research involves graduate and undergraduate students as well as post-doc fellows, technical staff and visiting scholars, providing them with unique opportunities to work on advanced research that is practical relevant. CFES also sponsors energy-related conferences and events across the state and the region.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming events will be posted as they become available.
Recent & Past Events
Learn how New York State Centers of Excellence and Centers for Advanced Technology, including CFES, can help your company develop new products and processes.
Clean Energy and Sustainability Forum
Join us!
Rensselaer’s Center for Future Energy Systems is proud to be partnering with FuzeHub and CEG to co-host the Clean Energy and Sustainability Forum to be held Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, NY. This half-day event will feature speakers from industry, academia/R&D, and NYSERDA. Learn about funding opportunities, collaborative research opportunities, and networking!
2019 Future Energy Systems Technology Conference
The Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute held the 2019 Future Energy Systems Technology Conference on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, NY.
CFES Energy Seminar: Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Germany
Tuesday, April 17, 2018, CBIS Auditorium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
CFES Webinar: Supporting the Development of Offshore Wind Power Plants
December 20, 2017
February 26, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn, Troy, NY 12180
CFES Webinar: JSun Microgrid Fundamentals and Control
Friday, October 17, 2014
March 26, 2014, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Workshop on Microgrid Technology and Applications
Thursday, October 10-11, 2013
January 25, 2013, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
November 9-10, 2011, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Workshop on Energy Storage Technologies and Applications
June 28, 2011, Troy, NY
Workshop Next Generation Wind Power
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Energy Scholars
Energy Scholars is a program organized by CFES to support undergraduate students at Rensselaer who are interested in an career in the energy sector. This competitive scholarship allows a student to work directly with a sponsoring company on an energy related research project over the academic year. The student gains experience and mentoring from an industry mentor as well as an academic project advisor. The sponsor has the potential to build a strategic pipeline of highly trained employees through the process.