Welcome to Energy Technology and Sustainability!

The Energy Technology and Sustainability program enables students to apply fundamental science and operating principles of clean energy systems to authentic problems. Such problems involve motors and generators, photovoltaic (solar panel) systems, water and energy conservation, wind turbines, biofuel generation, bioreactors, water power, energy harvesting, fuel cells and nuclear power. Students use an engineering design process to develop solutions to these authentic problems. 

Students master industry-standard simulation and modeling software sourced from the U.S. Department of Energy and related national laboratories as well as National Instruments (NI). Students use Web-based applications, especially those with embedded geographical information systems (GIS) content, to relate geography, climate and terrain with the availability and economics of wind and solar resources.