The Strategic Energy Institute

Keeping Electricity Prices Down and the U.S. Economy Running

Happening Today! ⚡️

Join us for “Power and Production: Keeping Electricity Prices Down and the U.S. Economy Running.” Hear from top experts on keeping power affordable & reliable.

Register: www.c2es.org/event/keepin...

Join us November 18th for the final Energy & National Security “Lunch & Learn” session! Be a part of discussions that examine the key implications for nuclear energy and its significance in our national security efforts at large.

Learn more: energy.gatech.edu/node/1058

#GeorgiaTech #EnergySecurity

Join us on November 5th from 3:30 to 6:30 PM at BE on Edgewood for the RCE Greater Atlanta Quarterly Meeting! Hear how frontline nonprofits are adapting to funding & policy shifts.

RSVP: tinyurl.com/5amtzxj3

#RCEGreaterAtlanta #CommunityImpact

Flyer for a roundtable event on November 4th on the topic "Keeping Electricity Prices Down and the U.S. Economy Running".

⚡️Join us Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 4 PM ET for a public panel on how batteries can help meet rising power demand—cohosted by C2ES and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

📍Details/Registration: www.c2es.org/event/keepin...

Join us tomorrow (Wednesday 10/22)--Nuclear Energy Research @ GT “Lightning Talks."

Hear from Georgia Tech researchers sharing their latest work in nuclear energy. ⚡️

RSVP: gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

#GeorgiaTech #NuclearResearch #EnergyResearch #NuclearEnergy

Research from Georgia Tech, Harvard, & MIT finds that only 34% of EV chargers share real-time data, creating “data deserts” that fuel range anxiety. As Assistant Prof. Omar Asensio notes, real-time data is key to building trust & driving EV adoption.

Read: tinyurl.com/mucak7s9

#EVChargerResearch

🔋 Save the Date: March 19, 2026! 🔋

Georgia Tech Energy Day 2026 is on the theme Energy for AI!

💡 Join researchers, industry leaders & innovators for bold conversations at the energy-AI frontier.

#EnergyDay2026 #EnergyForAI #GeorgiaTech #AIInnovation #ResearchImpact

Join us for Q42025 ATL CleanTech Connect social with Metro Atlanta Chamber & @gevernova.com! ⚡️

📅 Oct 22 | 4–6:30 PM
📍 GE Vernova Atlanta Galleria

Topic: The Energy of Change—Future of Clean Power in GA.

RSVP by Oct. 20: tinyurl.com/2uvn4r4r

Congrats to Matt McDowell, SEI Senior Advisor for Energy Storage, and Ryan Lively, SEI Faculty Advisory Council member, for being named finalists for the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists!

Read more: bit.ly/4pbVw9v

#EnergyInnovation #YoungScientists #SEI

Peatlands hold up to half of Earth’s soil carbon and play a vital role in regulating the climate. New research from Tom and Marie Patton Distinguished Professor Joel Kostka explores how these wetlands shape our carbon future.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3c3a3cjk
#Peatlands #CarbonCycle

Inside the rush to buy an electric vehicle EVs are increasingly affordable and reliable—but there’s a lot to learn before you get to the dealership. Here’s what it’s like to navigate the switch.

EV sales are surging, accounting for 8% of new cars in the U.S. and over 20% globally.

Georgia Tech's Micah Ziegler says battery power & range now drive EV choice more than style or size.

Explore what’s fueling the EV revolution: tinyurl.com/5d8cws2k

#GeorgiaTech #ElectricVehicles

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel & his team visited Georgia Tech to discuss partnerships in critical minerals, AI manufacturing, quantum computing, & clean energy, continuing momentum from June’s Forum on Tech’s role in driving innovation & sustainable growth.

#Partnerships #Collaboration

2025 SEI External Faculty Fellows: Hossein Taheri, Judy Jenkins, Jamal Mamkhezri, Cody Gonzalez

SEI wrapped up its 3rd Energy Faculty Fellows program, a 10-week fellowship connecting researchers from diverse institutions to drive innovation, collaboration, and workforce development in energy.

Read here: tinyurl.com/nhc7up7y

#GeorgiaTech #ResearchCollaboration #EnergyResearch

Happy #CleanEnergyWeek! 🌱

Georgia Tech is driving innovation in clean power & resilience through events like our annual Energy Day, which brings leaders together to spark ideas for a sustainable future. Join us March 19, 2026 and be part of the next generation of energy breakthroughs.

#GeorgiaTech

Happy #WorldEVDay! ⚡

Since 2020, this global movement has united over 100 countries advocating for cleaner mobility. Special shoutout to SETRI, driving EV adoption in the Southeast with partners like Georgia Tech + @nichinstitute.bsky.social!

#SEISustainability #EVs #CleanEnergyTransition #SETRI

Portrait of Marta Hatzell

Congratulations to SEI Interim Deputy Director martahatzell.bsky.social on being named a Woodruff Professor in Georgia Tech’s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering & School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering!

#WeCanDoThat #GTLeadership

Georgia Tech researchers & EPIcenter affiliates, Victoria Godwin & Matthew E. Oliver, researched wind intermittency and its impacts on electricity system imbalances in U.S. regional power markets.

Read: tinyurl.com/49mxwrn7

#GeorgiaTech #ResearchLeadership #WindIntermittency

Congrats to Marta Hatzell, Interim Deputy Director of SEI, & the inaugural Research Leadership Academy cohort at @gtresearchnews.bsky.social! This talented group will help shape & advance the future of high-impact, interdisciplinary research at GT.

Read: tinyurl.com/2c3vrzyf

#GTResearchLeadership

Emerging Leaders Program Cohort Selected for 2025-26 The 10th cohort of Georgia Tech’s Emerging Leaders Program has been selected for the 2025-26 academic year. Running from Fall 2025 through Spring 2026, the program offers leadership development opport...

Congratulations to the Energy leaders & researchers on Georgia Tech’s 2025–26 Emerging Leaders Program, including our Interim Executive Director Christine Conwell!

Meet the full cohort: tinyurl.com/yufu53z2

#ThoughtLeadership #EmergingLeaders #GeorgiaTech #LeadershipPrograms #YellowJackets

Janes G. Campbell Fellowship Application Requirements

Calling all Georgia Tech graduate students — apply for the James G. Campbell Fellowship!

This $1,500 grant is open to GT students writing a thesis/dissertation in the area of renewable energy

Send your application to comments@energy.gatech.edu!

#EnergyEducation #EnergyFellowship

Georgia Tech researchers developed a CO2 capture method using cold energy from natural gas processing + sponge-like materials, up to 3× cheaper and works even in warm, humid coastal areas.

Read: tinyurl.com/2pe3x9pj

#CarbonCapture #Sustainability #DAC #ClimateTech

This June, New York City’s government and utility urged households to conserve electricity during an extreme heat wave.

EPIcenter researchers from the Georgia Tech School of Economics find clear communication & social norms influence energy-saving behavior during emergencies even when personal comfort is at stake.

Read more: tinyurl.com/nhmkr8vb

#BehavioralScience #EnergyPolicy #EPIcenter #EnergyConservation

As wildfires worsen with rising temperatures, forests & communities face growing risks. SEI Energy & Health Lead Sally Ng and Georgia Tech researchers explore how we can adapt to — and even benefit from — fire. 🔥
Read more: tinyurl.com/4v56xhjd
#GeorgiaTech #Wildfires

Solar power accounts for only 6% of Earth’s energy, but it powers nearly all satellites. Georgia Tech researchers, led by Jud Ready, are sending 18 PV cells to the ISS to study their long-term performance in space.
Read more: tinyurl.com/375vbxdj

#GeorgiaTech #Photovoltaics #PVCells #SpaceResearch

SEI Energy Faculty Fellows of 2025 along with the student researchers, Georgia Tech Hosts and the SEI team

Last week, the SEI Energy Faculty Fellow Program wrapped up 10 weeks of collaboration between visiting faculty & Georgia Tech researchers, advancing innovation in energy systems, policy, & sustainability.
A big thank you to our Fellows & hosts!

#EnergyResearch #Innovation

A veteran gained invaluable skills in AI manufacturing at Georgia Tech. By advancing manufacturing and building the workforce, Georgia Tech is helping to keep the U.S. competitive globally. #ResearchforRealLife | b.gatech.edu/4nX9cnU

Record turnout at the Summer #ATLCleanTechConnect!

Co-hosted by Metro Atlanta Chamber & E2, the summer edition featured panels on three timely cleantech topics - Energy-Water-Tech Nexus, Clean Energy Tax Incentives, and an exciting update from the Cox CleanTech Accelerator.

On June 2, the Atlanta City Council approved a new ordinance requiring all new and replacement roofs to use reflective “cool roof” materials. Georgia Tech researchers call it a major step forward for climate adaptation.
Read: tinyurl.com/5dtrnpux

#GeorgiaTech

Georgia Tech EV Charging Pilot and Studies Update Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

SETRI's Q12025 meeting united Southeast EV and mobility experts to discuss transportation electrification. Hosted by SEI & @nichinstitute.bsky.social‬, the event featured an engaging panel moderated by SEI's Richard Simmons on EV charging infrastructure.
Watch here: tinyurl.com/z2cvesjz

#SETRI #EVs

Georgia Tech researchers are innovating ways to study air quality — beginning with prehistoric insights and zooming all the way to satellites in our orbit. bit.ly/3FXeQFL