Access to energy is essential for improving quality of life and supporting economic development around the world. In the twentieth century, coal and oil helped fuel population booms and decades of economic growth and prosperity. These advancements also led to challenges such as pollution, climate change, and geopolitical conflicts. As world populations and economies continue to rapidly expand, the twenty-first century will require new strategies for energy generation, distribute and use.

Georgia Tech brings together interdisciplinary teams of researchers to address the complex, multidimensional societal, environmental and economic challenges surrounding our energy needs. Nationally recognized labs and centers, interdisciplinary research institutes, and academic colleges that link business and liberal arts with science and engineering are focused on supporting economic development and expanding trade, while promoting better stewardship of the world's energy resources and the environment.

Ivan Allen College

Ivan Allen College explores a wide range of social and humanistic issues including the political, economic, scientific, and technological implications of our environmental policy and resource management.

Scheller College of Business

Scheller College of Business focuses on strategies that bring business value while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and society.

Georgia Tech Institute for Materials

The Georgia Tech Institute for Materials spans a broad range of research including the exploration and development of materials to enable cleaner, more efficient and cost-effective sources of energy. Research focuses include clean energy conversion, gas turbines, hydrogen generation and storage, fuel cells and batteries.

Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute

The Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute focuses on making products using less energy and materials, producing less waste, and using fewer hazardous materials as well as products that have greener attributes such as recyclability or lower energy use.

Brook Byers Sustainability Institute

Brook Byers Sustainability Institute integrates scientific
discovery, technological innovation policy and economic considerations to develop system-level solutions to such as climate, water, energy, transportation, and urbanization.