AIChE has recently formed its Energy Issues Committee to advise policy makers on energy matters. Please let us know if you would like help in this effort by emailing us at energy@aiche.org.
CEI Education Resources
- Thermodynamic Analysis of Petroleum and Bio-based Fuels in Internal Combustion Engines
Jeffrey R. Seay & David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky - Guided Inquiry Activities using the Ideal Internal Combustion Engine Simulator
Jeffrey R. Seay & David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky - Thermodynamic Analysis of Processes for Hydrogen Generation by Decomposition of Water
John P. O'Connell, University of Virginia
Other Resources
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The Department of Energy maintains a significant library of information on all energy sources which is publically available. Additionally, fact and statistics on energy production and use can be found on the Energy Information Adminstration’s web site. The DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information Bridge web site contains thousand’s of energy related technical documents published by national laboratories and other institutions.
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MIT Energy Initiative recently complete several far reaching studies on various energy sources (e.g. The Future of Coal, The Future of Nuclear Power, The Future of Natural Gas)
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Tom Edgar, former president of AIChE and a ChE professor at the U of Texas at Austin has developed a course on Energy. Get a good grasp on all areas of energy including: U.S. Energy Supplies, Oil Exploration and Production, Recovery of Oil Shale/Tar Sands, Fuel Cells /Hydrogen Economy, Energy and Transportation, Nuclear Power, Solar Energy, Wind Power and Energy Policy and Technology.
Go to Energy Technology & Policy course's website -
Mississippi State University's CACHE Modules on Energy at
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Mississippi State University's Fuel Cell Curriculum Project Supplement Material
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Energy Organizations
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Energy Information Administration (U.S. government statistics)
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DOE's Bioenergy Research Centers
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Govenment Initiatives
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