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Biofuels such as ethanol derived from low-cost, abundant biomass lessen our dependence on foreign fuel sources.
 
Home that uses solar panels to generate electricity
Photovoltaic panels collect solar energy to generate a clean and inexpensive source of electricity.
 
July 6, 2008
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The Need

Our quality of life, standard of living and national security depend on energy.  A strong, balanced energy research program, based on the most efficient use of our natural resources while minimizing our dependence on imported energy, is critical to Florida and the U.S.

Addressing the Need

The Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy brings together research capabilities necessary to create a sustainable energy future. FISE encompasses more than 150 faculty members and 22 energy research centers at the University of Florida. In the last few years alone, UF’s Federal and State funded energy research exceeded $70 million.

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FISE Energy Technology Incubator

The FISE Energy Technology Incubator was created through a $4.5 million Florida Center of Excellence award by the Board of Governors. The Incubator includes a Prototype Development & Demonstration Laboratory and a Biofuel Pilot Plant to accelerate commercialization of energy technologies and processes. Thus helping Florida’s economy by simultaneously creating new high-tech industries and addressing the state’s growing energy needs.

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With $50 million, Florida universities to focus on renewable energy
With the cost of gas and electricity rising seemingly by the day, Florida’s universities will work together on research aimed at boosting a largely untapped resource: renewable energy.
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FISE Advisory Board Meeting, April 22, 2008
The FISE Advisory Board was created and held its first meeting on April 22, 2008 at the Emerson Hall. The confirmed Board Members range from the Director of the Florida Energy Office and the Deputy Commissioner of Agriculture, to scientific experts and industry representatives
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University of Florida Professor Wins Florida Energy Achievement Award
Dr. Ann C. Wilkie, associate professor at the University of Florida‘s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), has been named winner of the third annual Florida Energy Achievement Award.
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Energy SeminarsFISE Sustainable Energy Seminars
 

Demand Side Management and Alternative Energy
May 08, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
Location: Reitz Union Auditorium
Speaker: Christopher Gillman
Manager, Energy Analysis & Alternative Energy; Progress Energy

At Progress Energy Florida (PEF), we are committed to delivering the most responsible, affordable and innovative solutions for today’s changing energy landscape.
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