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.
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, providing energy that helps underpin growing economies and improve living standards around the world. ExxonMobil has partnered with Georgia Tech to investigate potential breakthrough technologies that advance and integrate sustainable energy technologies into existing and emerging energy research areas.
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, provides support for the global leaders of the future through a major educational and research program at Georgia Tech entitled the Smart Grid Challenge.
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.
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips uses its pioneering spirit to responsibly deliver energy to the world. As the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States, based on market capitalization, oil and natural gas reserves, the company understands its responsibility to deliver energy in a safe, environmentally and socially responsible manner.