Sustainable Water Management: Ratemaking & Affordability
Measuring and Addressing Water and Waste Water Affordability in the U.S. The U.S. is suffering a crisis of affordability, especially among low-income and marginalized communities. One portion of the affordability crisis has received disproportionately little effort and attention—the cost of water and sanitation services. In Measuring and Addressing Water and Waste Water Affordability in the […]
Listen: Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast Speaks with ISE’s Director
In this edition of the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast, host Jason Bordoff talks “Power after Carbon” with ISE’s Director, Peter Fox-Penner: As the dangers of climate change become ever more urgent and the costs of renewable energy plummet, the electricity sector has been experiencing wrenching shifts. More intermittent, distributed sources of energy, new technologies, new […]
Webinar On Demand: Current Insights on the Clean Energy Transition & Investment Opportunities
Webinar hosted by BU Alumni & Friends
ISE Actions to Address Systemic Racism
The faculty, staff, and students at the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy are devastated by the most recent murders of Black Americans. They shine a searing spotlight on the deep changes needed to address systemic racism and to promote healing and change in our communities. The ISE will support these changes in every aspect […]
Born Global Competition Winners Announced
The Born Global Competition for Innovation in Sustainability, jointly run by the Boston University College of Engineering and the Institute for Sustainable Energy, recently announced the winning BU student project teams. First place, a project by Cathy Cheng (ME ’23) and Lekhya Sathi (SAR ’23) titled Redesigning the Urban Environment Second place, the project BeagleNet […]
Boston University: “We Grieve for Our Country”
As members of the Boston University community, our institute works very closely with many schools and departments across the university. BU President Robert A. Brown and the Questrom School of Business Dean Susan Fournier shared the following responses to recent tragic events, which we are reposting here in solidarity. BU President Robert A. Brown (June […]
One Water Demand Management: Rethinking Ratemaking
IGS Research | June 2020
Multi-modal Travel
Efficient mobility within cities is a bedrock for the urban economy. With the ever-growing urban populations seeking modern forms of transportation and an expanding array of mobility options introduced by innovators, it has become necessary to integrate these solutions into an efficient multi-modal system to deliver the best value to users at low cost. This […]
COVID-19 Lessons for Dealing with Uncertainty, to 2020 Graduates
As we navigate COVID-19, Sarah Finnie Robinson shares 10 valuable lessons we’re learning now for dealing with a global emergency to address other immense challenges, like climate change. “Like any epic villain, this wicked virus helps us realize what we do know, and what we can do to make things better.” —Suffield Academy 187th Commencement […]
ISE Associate Director Emily Ryan Promoted to Associate Professor, Engineering
Congratulations to ISE Associate Director Emily Ryan, ENG, Mechanical Engineering, who has been promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure. Ryan creates computational models of reactive transport, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and electrochemistry to aid in the development of cleaner, more efficient energy systems. Supported by major grants from the NSF and US Department of Energy, […]