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Howdy!
Welcome to the July issue of News Briefs, the Texas A&M Energy Institute's e-newsletter. News Briefs is intended to keep you informed about all the good things going on in energy research at EI and Texas A&M University as well as state, national and international energy-related news that affects all of us.
You'll notice some changes to the look of our newsletter, our
Web site and our marketing materials in the next couple of months as we undergo a branding update. The first updates debut in this issue with our brand new logo and colors which have changed from blue to Aggie maroon. Stay tuned for more!
If you have any questions, comments or ideas for future issues, please contact Lisa Groce at 979.458.1644 or tamuenergy@pe.tamu.edu.
Thank you and Gig 'em!
Steve Holditch
Director, EI |
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ConocoPhillips Gives Gift to the Energy Institute |
ConocoPhillips has given the Texas A&M Energy Institute a five-year, $500,000 grant.
ConocoPhillips' generous grant will support significant academic and research activities at Texas A&M including graduate research fellowships, the Texas A&M Energy Club and the Energy Institute's annual energy forum.
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Wind Energy Center Collaborates with Vestas on Research Projects | |
The Wind Energy Center (WEC) and Vestas are requesting funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in response to the solicitation, "Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies." The project is aimed at eliminating the use of rare earth magnets in gearless, direct-drive wind turbine generators. The goal is a significant reduction in the worldwide demand for strategic metals. In addition, the proposed technology will eliminate the need for high-capacity precision rolling-element bearings.
For more information, follow this link. |
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Texas A&M Biofuels Research Initiative Receives $2.3 Million DOE Grant | |
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 14, 2011 - A Texas A&M University research initiative that converts agricultural wastes into biofuels and high-quality animal feeds has received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The three-year grant will provide funding to the biomass research program run by Mark Holtzapple, professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M.
To read more about the award, click here. |
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Texas A&M Teams with Siemens to Save $1.1 Million in Annual Energy Costs via Performance Contract | |
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas A&M University has set its goals high - including being recognized as a national leader in energy efficiency and sustainability. Since 2002, the campus in College Station, Texas reduced campus energy consumption by 35 percent while the gross square footage served increased by 18 percent. Water consumption on campus has also been reduced by 33 percent since 2000.
Ready to take the next step, Texas A&M officials signed performance contracts with Siemens earlier this year totaling $15.1 million, designed to further reduce the overall energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on campus, improve building occupant comfort, and support campus sustainability.
Read the complete article here. |
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GREEN Impacts Energy Efficiency | |
The Group for Research on Engineering ENergy-efficiency (GREEN), housed in the department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University, creates and disseminates technologies for reducing energy consumption in industries. In particular, the group focuses on developing methods to monitor energy consumption in systems with inherent uncertainty and controlling operations without degrading quality. The techniques are applicable to energy-intensive manufacturing industries, data centers and commercial buildings.
As part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Drs. Natarajan Gautam and Lewis Ntaimo have developed a unified approach to significantly alleviate skyrocketing energy consumption in data centers by leveraging available technology. Currently, when technologies such as virtualization, dynamic voltage scaling and cluster sizing are deployed, it is done in an uncoordinated manner. By coordinating them in a unified manner, the project demonstrates that a further reduction in energy consumption of up to 40% can be attained while guaranteeing high quality of service to users. The results are generic enough to be adapted to other industries for reducing energy consumption. To read more about this project, go to http://ise.tamu.edu/people/faculty/Gautam/dc.html
For more information on GREEN, visit http://ise.tamu.edu/people/faculty/Gautam/green.html
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Laprea-Bigott Joins Energy Institute Staff |  |
Marcelo Laprea-Bigott, Ph.D., recently joined the Energy Institute (EI) staff as Assistant Director, Supply. Dr. Laprea-Bigott will be actively involved in the coordination and facilitation of proposals for research and development of emerging technologies in the energy sector. To learn more about Dr. Laprea-Bigott, click here . |
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