Research Sponsors
There are numerous energy related projects ongoing across campus. The following list highlights projects that are sponsored through SEI.
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is committed to expanding and diversifying the world's energy sources. Chevron Technology Ventures, a subsidiary of Chevron, has formed a strategic research alliance with Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute to pursue advanced technology aimed at making cellulosic biofuels and hydrogen viable transportation fuels.
General Electric
GE is dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services that help solve some of the world's toughest problems. GE Energy, a major division of this global company, sponsored Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute and the College of Management in a program designed to train Iraqi Power Plant Managers to assist with rebuilding and modernizing the country's power production infrastructure.
Southern Company
Atlanta-based Southern Company is the premier super-regional energy company in the Southeast and a leading U.S. producer of electricity. Southern Company and Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Insititute are collaborating on a feasibility study to determine if offshore wind power is a viable renewable energy option for power generation in the southeastern United States.
C2 Biofuels, LLC
C2 Biofuels is dedicated to commercializing the technology for producing cellulosic ethanol. C2 Biofuels is working closely with Georgia Tech's Strategic Energy Institute to develop the initial process technology using southeastern U.S. pine forest resources as a feedstock for ethanol.
GSE Systems
GSE Systems is a leading provider of real-time simulation and training services for the power, process, manufacturing, and government sectors worldwide. The Strategic Energy Institute is working with GSE Systems to develop opportunities addressing energy industry needs in regard to the next generation workforce.