The University of Pittsburgh is working with longtime-partner North Carolina State University on a newly selected project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and aimed at expanding the capacity and reliability of the power grid.
Aging infrastructure, extreme weather events, and new energy demands from artificial intelligence (AI) and the electrification of transportation and other industries are shaping the future of the US power grid.
At Carnegie Mellon University, researchers are helping cities learn how to make room for too much of a good thing: renewable energy.
After decades of relative stability in U.S. electricity use, demand is skyrocketing with the proliferation of large artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, along with an increase in electrification for transportation and industrial manufacturing.
Paul Ohodnicki, associate professor of mechanical engineering and materials science at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, has been named permanent director of the Center for Energy, according to an announcement by Michele V. Manuel, U. S. Steel Dean of Engineering.
Winter is no wonderland for many Appalachian homes and businesses now struggling with utility bills and facing the prospect of losing heat if ice storms or increased demand for power bring down the electric grid.
For researchers at West Virginia University, the Office of Innovation and Commercialization is where dreams come true.
Looking back on 2025, the Scott Institute has extended our reach and impact in research, education, and entrepreneurship — reaching diverse audiences from across the campus to across the world.
Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia have all the ingredients needed to be a powerhouse of industrial innovation: grid infrastructure, strong industrial bases, and the presence of research universities with deep expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), energy systems, robotics, and automation.
The Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University would like to extend a personal invitation to you to be a part of our energy innovation ecosystem by participating in CMU Energy Week 2026, which will be held March 16-20, 2026, in CMU’s Cohon University Center.