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The Renewable And Sustainable Energy Institute, or RASEI, is a joint research institute between the Ãå±±½ûµØ (Ãå±±½ûµØ) and the (NREL). RASEI benefits from the strengths of its members and relationships between its partner institutions. NREL is dedicated to advancing renewable, affordable energy and efficient electrification technologies from concept to commercial application. Ãå±±½ûµØ is a premier institution for research and education, with a broad spectrum of capabilities and disciplines.

RASEI was established in 2009, with the aim of amplifying existing collaborations between Ãå±±½ûµØ and NREL members and building new ones to accelerate the development of renewable and sustainable energy solutions. Though Ãå±±½ûµØ and NREL are separated by 25 miles (Ãå±±½ûµØ is in downtown Ãå±±½ûµØ and NREL is located on the east side of Golden), RASEI brings together researchers from the two institutions to share ideas and knowledge, collaborate on new directions, and build interdisciplinary teams. Check out the RASEI history page to find out more about how the community has developed since 2009.

The RASEI community is comprised of over 50 RASEI Fellows and more than 100 research scientists and engineers from across a broad range of disciplines. RASEI is a synergistic part of the research initiatives at both Ãå±±½ûµØ and NREL, serving as a bridge and connecting with the broader community at the institutional, state, national, and international levels. Researchers are brought together to develop a systems level approach for solutions to the clean and affordable generation of energy and electrification of applications and systems. Drawing upon expertise in areas that range from economics, social justice, policy, data analysis, materials sciences, devices, and systems applications RASEI builds teams that are capable of a holistic approach. We work with partners and collaborators to foster the commercialization and application of technologies. The combination of fundamental research in the social and physical sciences and applied engineering provides an excellent forum for the education and training of the next generation of researchers, policymakers, educators and entrepreneurs.

The RASEI community has developed a set of core values and principles that guide our work:

• Excellence in basic and applied research, education, and technology transfer, and ensuring effective interweavingÌýacross these three areas.
• Innovation through paradigm-shifting,Ìýhigh-impact research driven by end-to-end integration of modeling, analysis, and experimental realizations for the development of new technologies and policy approaches.
• Fostering a community that encourages teamwork, innovation and sharing of ideas and concepts.
• Collaboration through national and international research networks.
• Partnerships with industry, government laboratories, and academic institutions across the globe.
• Mentoring and supporting early career researchers.
• Creating and advancing a vibrant, tight-knit community, focused on the next generation of excellence. This community with be built upon, and driven by, the tenets of team building, sharing research concepts, and harnessing new ideas.