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Major Projects


Research

USC Energy Institute has a broad set of research activities that relate to the world’s energy issues. USCEI research spans from improving the technologies for conventional and renewable energy sources to exploring their environmental, economic, and policy impacts on the world. By using a cross-disciplinary approach, the USCEI has helped researchers expand their boundaries and successfully produce many innovative solutions to the world’s energy problems


  • USC Smart Grid
    Professors
    Partners: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL)
  • Electric Vehicles
    USC Smart Grid Living Laboratory Program (news)
    • Partners:  Mitsubishi Motors

Induced Seismicity Consortium
Professors: Fred Aminzadeh and Charles G. Sammis
Partners:
ABC-GEO
Aera Energy
AltaRock Energy Inc
Baker Hughes
Bandung Institute of Technology
BhP Billiton
California Geological Survey
Calpine
Chevron
China University of Petroleum
D&L Energy
Environmental Defense Fund
ExxonMobil
Gas Technology Institute
Global Energy Strategies
Halliburton
Hamilton
Institut Teknologi Bandung Indonesia
ION Geophysical
KMS Technologies
MicroSeismic
National Fuel Gas Supply Corp
Pinnacle
RPSEA
Sandia National Laboratory
Senior Fellow
Sinopec Geophysical Research Institute
SR2020
The Communications Institute
US Geological Survey
Zone Energy