CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation

On December 3, join energy experts from Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon Architecture, and Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy for Faculty Dialogue: The U.S. Power Grid: Resiliency and Sustainability. The discussion will feature Scott Institute Director Costa Samaras, Senior Energy Fellow Prof. Karen Clay, and faculty affiliates Ramteen Sioshansi and Azadeh O. Sawyer, LEED AP. This is a virtual event. Registration is open through December 2: https://lnkd.in/eerEwA4w

?? The Scott Institute is thrilled to announce AI & Energy as the theme of Energy Week 2025! From March 24-28, 2025, representatives from academia, industry, and government will gather to discuss the challenges of making AI more sophisticated while honoring sustainability objectives. Registration for Energy Week 2025 will open in January. https://lnkd.in/eqjk6kj4

Last week, the CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation and the Center for Iron and Steelmaking Research co-hosted the 2nd Accelerating Green Steel Workshop, an annual gathering of leading experts on iron and steelmaking decarbonization from across the globe. Iron and steelmaking accounts for roughly 8% of global final energy demand and 7% of energy-related CO2 emissions (including process emissions) according to the International Energy Agency. Demand for steel is projected to grow to meet the needs of developing countries and build clean energy infrastructure to achieve mid-century climate goals. To tackle the challenge of decarbonizing processes while meeting demand worldwide in the coming decades, the Workshop brought together representatives from over 17 organizations representing over a quarter of global iron and steel production and cutting-edge technology innovators to discuss research, development, and demonstration priorities and greenhouse gas emissions accounting principles to support deep decarbonization. Carnegie Mellon’s strengths in the areas of iron and steelmaking research and decarbonization provided a strong foundation for a highly productive and impactful discussion, which was co-chaired by Scott Institute Associate Director and professor Valerie Karplus (EPP) and professor Chris Pistorius (MSE). Public proceedings from the Workshop will be released in the coming weeks. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

In one week, the 6th Annual CMU Technology, Sustainability and Business Virtual Forum will feature a panel of five leaders from industry, finance, academia, and the not-for-profit sectors. Held in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business. Registration for the online event is open: https://lnkd.in/efZYaAFx

New research from faculty fellow Akshaya Jha looks at how air pollution affects pets.

“The greatest breakthroughs happen at the intersection of what you know and what the world needs.” CEO Sam Kernion (ENG '12) visited the Scott Institute to deliver a recent installment of the Entrepreneurial Student Lunch Seminar. Kernion discussed meeting his future business collaborator through Carnegie Mellon and creating the strain annealing technology that would inspire the launch of CorePower Magnetics. https://lnkd.in/e8AkC8WZ

Faculty affiliate Jeff Schneider will work collaboratively with the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to harness the power of nuclear fusion using AI. https://lnkd.in/e66Evvwh

With support from a Scott Institute seed grant, researchers Ramteen Sioshansi, Granger Morgan, and Maryam Hamidi are exploring how to increase power grid resilience by developing an optimization model. https://lnkd.in/d4ACDauJ

In one week, Ecotone Renewables founder and CEO Dylan Lew, EIT (ENG '21) will participate in our next Entrepreneurial Student Lunch Seminar. Registration is open: https://lnkd.in/ez7FR-AC

Scott Institute Associate Director Valerie Karplus and former Director Granger Morgan's new research analyzes hydrogen hubs from economic and environmental perspectives.