This cluster includes science and engineering research into renewable energy technologies, including solar photovoltaics (PV), wind energy systems, biomass, energy storage, and hydrogen technologies as well as engineering and economics research applied 
to the electric power system. Much of the research on these topics is interdisciplinary, and integrates economics, operations research, and engineering to address the challenges in planning and operating the power system of the next century, in which many technologies and resources will be coordinated to efficiently and sustainably deliver energy.
Some of the research projects led by EME faculty include the development of a low-cost technology for measuring the solar irradiance of potential PV sites, engineering of electrochemical systems for hydrogen generation, electricity market design, resiliency in natural gas and electricity networks, the value of flexibility in power systems, long-term transmission investment planning under uncertainty, an exploration of possible paths of evolution for the combined power and natural gas systems in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., and a U.S. Department of Energy funded project on modernizing the power grid.
Research Experts
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Seth Blumsack Professor of Energy Policy and Economics John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 156 Hosler Building 814-863-7597 blumsack@psu.edu |
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Nelson Dzade Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 212 Hosler Building (814) 867-4227 nxd5313@psu.edu |
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William Groves Associate Professor of Industrial Health and Safety John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 223 Hosler Building 814-863-1618 wag10@psu.edu |
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Joel Landry Assistant Professor of Environmental and Energy Economics John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 124 Hosler Building 814-865-9136 joelrlandry@psu.edu |
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Chiara Lo Prete Associate Professor of Energy Economics John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 213 Hosler Building 814-865-0982 chiaraloprete@psu.edu |
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Serguei Lvov Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 207 Hosler Building 814-863-8377 lvov@psu.edu |
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Erich Schienke Assistant Teaching Professor John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 205 Sparks 814-863-2907 ews11@psu.edu |
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Erich Schienke Assistant Teaching Professor John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 205 Sparks Building 814-863-2907 ews11@psu.edu |
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Feifei Shi Assistant Professor of Energy Engineering John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 154 Hosler Building 814-863-8852 feifeishi@psu.edu. |
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Hilal Ezgi Toraman Assistant Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 155 Hosler Building 814-863-9261 hzt5148@psu.edu |
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Randy Vander Wal Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 203 Hosler Building 814-865-5813 ruv12@psu.edu |
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Mort Webster Professor of Energy Engineering John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 103 A Hosler Building 814-863-1640 mdw18@psu.edu |
Affiliated Faculty (Other Departments):
- Mark Fedkin
- Derek Hall
- Karen Fisher-Vanden
- Klaus Keller
- Uday Shanbhag
- Susan Stewart