The Nancy and Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)was established in 2007 at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a research-intensive institute of technology in Haifa, Israel. Originally called the Technikum, it was founded in 1912...

, which is Israel's

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 first university, founded in 1912.

GTEP's stated aim is to bring together Technion's researchers to discover and tap alternative and renewable energy sources, promote more efficient energy use, and reduce the environmental damage caused by the production of fossil fuels.  

GTEP is Interdisciplinary - with members spanning the range from nano science through to applied engineering

Applied engineering (field)

Applied Engineering is the field concerned with the application of management, design, and technical skills for the design and integration of systems, the execution of new product designs, the improvement of manufacturing processes, and the management and direction of physical and/or technical...

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The stated GTEP mission is:

1. To support energy projects with global impact
2. To promote multidisciplinary cooperation
3. To build on Israel and Technion's existing strengths in energy research and application
4. To attract new faculty into energy research
5. To attract graduate students
6. To strengthen industrial & international cooperation
7. To raise awareness in Israel and across the world of energy issues

 
More than 40 faculty members from nine Technion faculties are involved in GTEP projects.

Renewable Energy Sources

• Solar thermal technologies
• Photovoltaic cells
• Wind power
  Wind power
  Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
  
  

Energy Conservation

• Conservation-minded urban planning
• Insulation substances
• Smart windows that can deflect sunlight as needed
• Combustion processes

National Leadership

In 2011, GTEP submitted the winning proposal to the Israel Science Foundation, through the framework of the Israeli Centers for Research Excellence (ICORE). As proposal coordinator, GTEP will be coordinating top researchers to advance research into Solar fuels from Technion, the Weizmann Institute of Science

Weizmann Institute of Science

The Weizmann Institute of Science , known as Machon Weizmann, is a university and research institute in Rehovot, Israel. It differs from other Israeli universities in that it offers only graduate and post-graduate studies in the sciences....

 and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev   is a university in Beersheba, Israel, established in 1969. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has a current enrollment of 17,400 students, and is one of Israel's fastest growing universities....

. The new center will include nine existing faculty members from each university and 3 new faculty members in each school (a total of 36 members).

Notable GTEP Faculty members

• Prof. Gideon Grader, leader of the GTEP initiative, Technion Faculty of Chemical Engineering.
• Dr. Avner Rothschild, Technion Faculty of Materials Engineering.
• Dr. Yoed Tsur, Technion Faculty of Chemical Engineering.
• Prof. Yair Ein-Eli, Technion Faculty of Materials
• Prof. Ilan Riess, Technion Faculty of Physics.
• Prof. Daniel R. Lewin, Technion Faculty of Chemical Engineering.
• Prof. Nir Tessler, Technion Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
• Prof. Gadi Schuster, Technion Faculty of Biology.

Technion faculties involved with GTEP

• Aerospace Engineering
• Architecture and Town Planning
• Biology
• Biotechnology and Food Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics

GTEP Technion International Graduate Studies Program

GTEP houses Israel's only multidisciplinary graduate studies program in energy science and technology.

• MSc in Energy Engineering
• MSc in Energy
• PhD Program

External links

• GTEP on Facebook
• GTEP on Twitter
• GTEP Blog
• Technion FOCUS Magazine
• American Technion Society
• GTEP website.
• Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
• RECaBS REcalculator Interactive Renewable Energy Calculator — compare renewable energy to conventional energy sources