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Energy is an essential ingredient to our quality of life, but it is also a fundamental force behind some of our most pressing global issues, including economic competitiveness, environmental quality, and security. Duke’s university-wide Energy Initiative is exploring creative solutions to these problems, bringing these solutions into practice, and preparing tomorrow's leaders for a world in which energy presents ever more demanding challenges and opportunities. Learn More

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Energy Workshop gives reseachers window to each others’ work

What are the dynamics of water flow in underground shale deposits? How are experiments in alternative fuels advancing? What social and economic factors weigh into choices for cookstove fuels in developing countries? Where is the federal government headed on climate change policy? And what can we learn from Duke University’s energy consumption?

Almost two dozen energy researchers at Duke recently presented their ongoing work and findings at a daylong Energy Research Collaboration Workshop sponsored by the Energy Initiative on May 7. Topics ranged from energy modeling, computation and analytics to energy’s environmental impact to power modeling to emerging energy policies.

Students: Sign up now for Bass Connections Energy teams

Interested in gaining experience, earning course credit and collaborating with Duke researchers on new energy challenges? Sign up now for a team project in the Bass Connections in Energy program.

Students who join Connections in Energy project teams will have an opportunity to work closely with faculty, outside experts and postdoctoral fellows to engage energy problems. Through the program, Duke students at all levels gain the training, skills and experiences needed to play leadership roles in a rapidly evolving energy future.

Duke study: Coal industry in more trouble than anyone realizes (Washington Post)

As much as 65 percent of the U.S. coal fleet could find itself under threat in the years ahead, thanks to cheap natural gas and stricter air-pollution regulations, according to a new study by three researchers at Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, who take a detailed look at the costs of operating both coal-fired power plants and natural-gas plants around the United States.

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