{"id":34262,"date":"2019-06-25T15:09:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T19:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=34262"},"modified":"2019-06-25T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T19:09:50","slug":"alternative-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/engineering\/research-2\/alternative-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the first U.S. offshore wind farm just miles away from campus, URI is on the international forefront of oceanographic research and the development of renewable energy technology.<\/p>\n

An Interdisciplinary Center<\/h1>

URI’s Ocean Spacial Planning and Renewable Energy Center brings together the disciplines of engineering, oceanography, chemistry, and environmental resource management to advise governments and private companies pursuing offshore renewable energy (ORE) projects.<\/p>\n

Offshore Renewable Energy<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

Engineering faculty have helped create a successful model for regulating coastal waters for uses such as renewable energy. Our research teams are developing linear electric generators that convert the motion of waves to electricity using smart circuits to capture the electricity and store it efficiently. New solar energy technologies on the horizon\u2013panels that can be embedded in asphalt\u2013would allow utility companies to turn highways into power plants.<\/p>\n

Connecting all the dots requires coordinated research to build the nation\u2019s \u201csmart grid\u201d backed by computers that can react in milliseconds to a sudden loss or spike in demand and manage electricity usage.<\/p>\n

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Solar Entrepreneurs<\/h2>

URI civil engineering alumnus Matthew Fuller and fellow URI alumnus Justin Bristol have formed a solar-powered food cart business.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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