University of Minnesota - Institute on the Environment

http://environment.umn.edu/iree/

St. Paul, MN
Phone: (612) 626-9553
E-mail: ione@umn.edu

Jonathan Foley, Director
(612) 626-9553
jfoley@umn.edu

Research areas:
Bioenergy and bioproducts, including an emphasis on algae, catalysis and next-gen feedstocks; projects range from thermo-chemical conversion of biomass to sustainable polymer production.

Solar, including solar thermal energy and photovoltaics; projects range from biofuels production using concentrated solar to next-gen materials development.

Conservation and efficient energy utilization; projects range from developing more fuel efficient engines to evaluating small-scale renewable energy systems for homes and businesses.

Hydrogen production, storage and utilization; projects range from producing hydrogen from waste biomass to supporting an innovative wind-to-hydrogen facility at the U of M, Morris.

Policy, economics and ecosystems; projects range from studying the emission impacts of renewable fuels to life-cycle assessments of different energy sources.

Retrieved from University of Minnesota website on 1/6/2010.