Our Work
Cornell Atkinson supports research and builds vital connections among researchers, students, staff, and external partners to innovate technology, engage communities, inform policy change, and advance leadership to accelerate the transition to clean energy in a just and equitable way. Specific challenges to be addressed include renewable fuel sources, smart technologies, demand-response programs, distributed controls, issues of fairness and accessibility, co-optimized systems, and education.
Projects
Cornell researchers and external partners have created a database to track the progress of technological developments in the Direct Air Capture (DAC) industry.
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Cornell University leads research, guides policymakers, and engages communities to explore the deployment of solar energy solutions.
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Earth Source Heat is Cornell's version of a geothermal system that would use the Earth's internal heat to warm the Ithaca campus and it is a major component of the university's goal of achieving carbon neutrality.
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Engineered bacteria may solve the challenges of extracting rare earth elements from ore, which are vital for modern life but refining them is costly, environmentally harmful.
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Energy system decarbonization, systems engineering, electric power systems, applied optimization, and decision science are at the heart of Sr. Faculty Fellow Lindsay Anderson's (Cornell CALS) research.
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