The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center
The Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center, headquartered on NC State University's Centennial Campus, is one of the latest Gen-III Engineering Research Centers (ERC) established by the National Science Foundation in 2008. The FREEDM Systems Center will partner with universities, industry, and national laboratories in 28 states and nine countries to develop technology to revolutionize the nation's power grid and speed renewable electric-energy technologies into every home and business. The center is supported by an initial five-year, $18.5 million grant from NSF (award #0812121, Division of Engineering Education and Centers) with an additional $10 million in institutional support and industry membership fees. A large number of utility companies, electrical equipment manufacturers, alternative energy start-ups, and other established and emerging firms are part of this global partnership.
The core universities of the center are NC State University, Arizona State University, Florida A&M University, Florida State University, and Missouri University of Science and Technology. The core international universities of the center are RWTH Aachen University in Germany and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Switzerland.
Please come back to visit us soon as we add more materials to our web site, providing details of each aspect of this exciting national project.
Renewable Electric Energy Systems Certificate Program
The FREEDM Systems Center will offer a Renewable Electric Energy Systems Certificate Program that will be open to both degree and non-degree students starting in the fall of 2009. Please direct any questions or concerns to Amy Bailey, Education Program Administrator.
The Graduate Certificate in Renewable Electric Energy Systems provides graduate students with the opportunity to develop expertise in renewable electric energy systems and advanced electric power grid technology in addition to their major area of graduate study. The certificate also provides non-degree graduate level students the opportunity to develop expertise in Renewable Electric Energy Systems and advanced electric power grid technology.
For more information on this program, please visit the Renewable Electric Energy Systems Certificate Program page in our Education section.
Please click here to visit our conference information page for more information about the 2010 FREEDM Annual Conference and NSF Site Visit that will be held May 18-20 at FSU/FAMU in Tallahassee, Florida!
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