The Colorado State University Energy Institute is a horizontally-integrated organization within the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR). From studying the impacts of methane emissions to protecting human health and the environment, we bring together diverse people and disciplines to develop energy and carbon solutions.
Our mission is to develop energy and carbon solutions at-scale that achieve global impact
All our work falls under our three pillars of imact:
- energy and carbon solutions
- experiential learning
- entrepreneurial scale up
Powerhouse Energy Campus
The Energy Institute manages the Powerhouse Energy Campus. Located at the north end of Old Town Fort Collins, the Powerhouse is one of the top energy and carbon research centers in the country.
Interdisciplinary research
We are home to energy and carbon solution research and development across a wide-range of disciplines spanning fundamental science to deployment at-scale. We work with researchers and faculty from many of the eight academic colleges and research institutes throughout CSU.
Our research areas include:
- Artificial intelligence
- Computing and data center efficiency
- Decarbonizing combustion
- Energy access
- Engine combustion and gas turbines
- Fuel cell technology
- Grid modernization
- Hydrogen Capabilities
- Indoor and outdoor air quality
- Mass timber and built environment
- Methane emissions
- Nuclear energy
- Renewable fuels
- Soil sequestration
- Sustainable animal agriculture
- and more
