February 4, 2025
Tech Square Microgrid Workshop Sparks Ideas For Energy Resiliency Assets
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Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute (SEI), Southern Company, and Georgia Power hosted a workshop aimed at imparting new information and sparking innovative ideas around the Tech Square Microgrid (TSMG) and the use of its data in education and research
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January 30, 2025
Solar Rebound: The Behavioral Economics Behind Increased Electricity Use
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A recent study by Matthew E. Oliver from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his co-authors, Juan Moreno-Cruz from the University of Waterloo and Kenneth Gillingham from Yale University, delves into the solar rebound effect.
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January 24, 2025
Andrei Fedorov Selected as Part of Major International Research Initiative in Big Data and AI for Energy
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The program, Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE) for Top Scientists, is funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. It will receive approximately $3.2 million in funding over five years.
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January 22, 2025
At the Intersection of Climate and AI, Machine Learning is Revolutionizing Climate Science
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A Georgia Tech-led review paper recently published in Nature Reviews Physics is exploring the ways machine learning is revolutionizing the field of climate physics — and the role human scientists might play.
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January 10, 2025
AI’s Energy Demands Spark Nuclear Revival
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Professor Anna Erickson highlights the reopening of Three Mile Island Unit 1 as a crucial step in meeting the growing energy demands of AI data centers with carbon-free nuclear power, aligning with Microsoft's sustainability goals.
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December 17, 2024
Georgia Tech Alum Johney Green Selected as New Lab Director at the Savannah River National Laboratory
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Johney Green Jr., M.S. ME 1993, Ph.D. ME 2000, has been chosen to serve as the new laboratory director for Savannah River National Laboratory. A proud Yellow Jacket, Green currently serves on the Strategic Energy Institute’s External Advisory Board.
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December 5, 2024
Matthew McDowell Selected as Associate Chair for Research
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Associate Professor Matthew McDowell has been selected as the next Associate Chair for Research in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He will step into the role on January 1, 2025.
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December 3, 2024
Multipurpose Model Enhances Forecasting Across Epidemics, Energy, and Economics
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The Large Pre-Trained Time-Series Model (LPTM) framework completes forecasting tasks across a broad range of domains, outperforms current models, and requires 40% less data and 50% less training time than current baselines.
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December 2, 2024
SEI Initiative Lead Profile: Tequila Harris
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This is a brief Q&A with Tequila Harris, who leads energy and manufacturing initiative at the Strategic Energy Institute. Harris discusses her research and how it influences the energy and manufacturing initiatives at Georgia Tech.
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October 30, 2024
Southern Company and Smart Wires Team Up with Georgia Tech to Revolutionize Georgia’s Power Grid
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Southern Company, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Smart Wires, and other partners have announced that they are collaborating on a new U.S. Department of Energy-funded project.
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