University of Idaho
The
Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) is
a public/private partnership between the State of
Idaho through its academic research institutions,
Boise State University (BSU), Idaho State University
(ISU), the University of Idaho (UI), and the federal
government through the Department of Energy and
its Idaho National Laboratory (INL), which is managed
by a private entity, Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA).
Through its collaborative structure, CAES combines
the efforts of these four research institutions
to provide timely research support on both technical
and policy issues.
CAES partners leverage their resources, capabilities, and expertise in collaboration
with others to provide:
Research – Deliver innovative, cost-effective, credible research that meets the demands of a carbon-constrained world.
Education– Educate the next generation of energy scientists, policy makers and the public while accepting and leveraging the values of those groups.
Policy– Facilitate an informed dialogue involving the scientific community, the public, and government; leading to energy policy at a national, regional and State level.
RESEARCH
CAES is engaging in fundamental and applied research that contributes to the
- Expansion of energy production from high-capacity, reduced-carbon sources, including support for a national renaissance in commercial nuclear power;
- Management of fossil fuel energy systems and emitted carbon through reuse, capture and storage, while responsibly expanding use of regionally abundant coal and unconventional hydrocarbon resources;
- Availability of carbon-neutral energy, such as biofuels, to support the expansion of renewable energy sources for transportation; and
- Stewardship of the environment during energy production, distribution and consumption to increase understanding of key issues (e.g., water resource quality and availability, impact on public and private land, and continued economic growth in the arid West).