Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment

Read our Annual Report

Read our Annual Report

We are excited to share the Andlinger Center’s 2023–2024 annual report! An enhanced digital version is now available online.

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Retiring coal plants with climate and equity in mind

Retiring coal plants with climate and equity in mind

Research led by energy systems modelers at Princeton University demonstrates that traditional strategies for retiring coal plants based on minimizing costs could be leaving other climate and equity benefits on the table.

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Minor Program in Sustainable Energy

Minor Program in Sustainable Energy

Students may apply for the Minor in the spring of their sophomore year or fall of their junior year.

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Transforming troublesome seaweed into a feedstock of the future

Transforming troublesome seaweed into a feedstock of the future

A team of researchers led by Princeton University are developing technologies to transform Sargassum from a nuisance seaweed into a feedstock of the future.

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AI approach elevates plasma performance and stability across fusion devices

AI approach elevates plasma performance and stability across fusion devices

Fusion researchers led by engineers at Princeton and PPPL have successfully deployed machine learning methods to suppress harmful edge instabilities without sacrificing plasma performance.

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Engineers use moisture to pull carbon dioxide out of the air

Engineers use moisture to pull carbon dioxide out of the air

Princeton engineers are exploring a new material for direct air capture that can capture or release carbon dioxide in response to moisture swings.

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Buyer beware: Most clean power purchasing strategies do little to cut emissions

Buyer beware: Most clean power purchasing strategies do little to cut emissions

Some of the most common strategies for purchasing clean energy have little impact in cutting long-term carbon emissions in the U.S., a Princeton-led study has found.

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Inch by inch, this machine is leading soft robotics to a more energy efficient future

Inch by inch, this machine is leading soft robotics to a more energy efficient future

This new wiggling machine could lead the way on making robotic systems more energy efficient for a future with exploding demand.

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New Extraction Technique Revolutionizes Lithium Production

New Extraction Technique Revolutionizes Lithium Production

Princeton researchers have developed a new approach for extracting lithium that slashes the time and land needed to harvest the silvery-white metal.

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Learn about our mission

Learn about our mission

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University is a multidisciplinary research and education center, whose singular mission is to develop technologies and solutions to better our energy and environmental future.

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Collaborate with us on research

Collaborate with us on research

From the next generation of solar photovoltaics to fuels generated using artificial photosynthesis, the researchers at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment are working on many promising technologies and solutions that will pave the way for a world less reliant on fossil fuels.

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Explore our education programs

Explore our education programs

Through courses, certificate programs, and lectures, students are able to learn about sustainable energy technologies, renewable energy sources, and their complex, intertwining connections to policies, economics, and human behavior. And there are many opportunities for hands-on learning through field work and classes where students can fabricate and investigate materials and devices.

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Join our team

Join our team

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment fosters a vibrant atmosphere where deep collaboration, engagement, passion, and curiosity among faculty, researchers, students, and staff are highly valued. The Andlinger Center is continuously looking for talented and dedicated individuals who want to join our team and help fulfill the center’s mission: to provide clean energy for a rapidly growing world population while preserving our natural resources.

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