The Advanced Energy Systems group at Colorado School of Mines is focused on the study and advancement of sustainable and alternative energy systems that either convert valuable resources to useful products (such as power, heat, cooling, synfuels, etc.) or store energy for later use. The group is led by Professor Rob Braun in the Mechanical Engineering department.
The Advanced Energy Systems group at Colorado School of Mines is focused on the study and advancement of sustainable and alternative energy systems that either convert valuable resources to useful products (such as power, heat, cooling, synfuels, etc.) or store energy for later use. The group is led by Professor Rob Braun in the Mechanical Engineering department.
Research News
Prof. Braun wins award with Nexceris and Northwestern Univ. to develop reversible fuel cell energy storage systems
Mechanical Engineering Professors Robert Braun and Neal Sullivan, in collaboration with world leading developers of solid oxide cell (SOC) technology, Nexceris LLC (prime), and Northwestern University (NU) have been awarded $600,000 ($3M total project) to demonstrate reversible solid oxide (RSOC) stack technology at the prototype system level… read more
New ARPA-E REEACH award: hybrid electric power plants for aviation
Mines professors in mechanical and electrical engineering have won $700,000 to design and develop a new generation of hybrid electric power plants for aviation as part of the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E REEACH program (Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency)… read more
Student News
Events
Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell – I.C. Engine development activities presented at the 2021 ARPA-E Summit
See the exciting activities associated with our high efficiency, hybrid fuel cell development project funded by the ARPA-E INTEGRATE program. Prof. Braun and project partners highlight their work at the 2021 ARPA-E Summit… read more
Prof. Braun Reports on the Remarkable Advancements in Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell Technology
At the 14th European Solid Oxide Fuel & Electrolysis Forum, Oct. 19–23, 2020, Professor Braun presented the latest progress updates on the development of kW-scale protonic ceramic fuel cell technology by Mines faculty in collaboration with Fuel Cell Energy… read more