Students and researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) are striving to improve the quality of life in our nation while preserving the natural resources and the environment for future generations. At the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy Research (WISER), more than 40 faculty members are currently involved in energy and sustainability research and educational activities across the colleges and institutes at IIT.
PERFECT POWER
Digital technology that collects, communicates and reacts to data, allowing the system to adapt to trends in electricity usage and to change supply accordingly.
CLEAN COAL
Advanced design tools for gasification processes based on the computational fluid dynamics approach, produced hot gas cleaning and novel sorbents for CO₂ removal and hydrogen separation.
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Innovative sustainable high rise buildings that actually produce energy, utilizing renewable sources such as wind, sun and geothermal.
SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS
IIT will become the most sustainable, urban university campus in the United States.
HYBRID VEHICLES
Pioneering sustainable energy-efficient solutions from advanced power electronic converters and electric motor drives to electric, hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IIT's New On-Campus Wind Turbine to Support Green Jobs, Research, and Education
A newly funded IIT wind energy project will focus on increasing clean energy generation, while supporting the long-term development of a clean energy workforce. IIT will lead a consortium of partners selected to receive up to $8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Recycling @ IIT
IIT's Office of Sustainability and Recycling Team has launched a new website where you can find out what to recycle, where to recycle, and how IIT recycles, and get tips on reducing consumption and reusing materials. The site also posts dates for IIT's monthly, open-campus Sustainability Forums.
>>Visit Recycling @ IIT website
WISER Co-Sponsors Sustainability Conference with IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
More than 100 members of the Chicago legal and environmental communities gathered at Chicago-Kent on July 22 for a sustainability conference entitled "Moving the Midwest Forward: The Benefits of Building a Low-Carbon Economy."