Siebel Energy Institute Established with $10 Million Grant

Aug. 4 -- The Siebel Energy Institute, a consortium for innovative and collaborative energy research dedicated to advancing the science of smart energy, marked its official launch today with the announcement of 24 research grants nearing $1 million. The winning research proposals, led by engineering and computer science experts from the Institute's member universities, will accelerate the development of algorithms and machine learning to improve the performance of modern energy systems.

The Institute is a consortium of eight research institutions: Carnegie Mellon University, Ecole Polytechnique, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Princeton University, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of Tokyo. The Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation established the Institute with a $10 million grant. The Institute is supported by an Industry Advisory Board that initially includes Pacific Gas & Electric, Honeywell, C3 Energy, and other leading energy companies and industry influencers, who have partnered with the Institute to foster active collaboration with the private sector.

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