Projects

Goals & Objectives: This project has two components. Students can focus on one or both to accommodate their interests. EnviroAction and sustainability culture - EnviroChart is our d...

Goals and Objectives: A ten-year, 100% renewable energy plan for Leelanau County encompassing electricity and thermal (space and water heat) energy.  The plan will incorporate the planning...

Goals & Objectives: This project will establish:     Scope 3 emissions Strategy including process mapping for Global Ford Operations by June 2018     Fol...

Energy poverty, or the gap in energy affordability, is a burden on low-income households amounting to millions of dollars in utility arrears. This burden negatively impacts a household’s long-term ...

Value chain (or Scope 3) emissions, stemming external to an organization’s direct operations, account for over 90% of the greenhouse gas inventory of an automotive manufacturer, and are dominated by U...

Overview This research developed an Excel-based tool to assess the environmental benefits of urine diversion and conversion to useful products (e.g., fertilizer) on a citywide basis to compare them...

This project will apply low cost solar technologies to provide drinking water to isolated communities in water scarce regions.  The project will also use the concepts of Industrial Symbiosis t...

The Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) Energy Table was launched in beta form as a public resource on AGCl's website in 2015. It seeks to become a valuable and unique resource of information abou...

We will study the value stream, distribution points, and social incentives for consumer participation to define a collection network for optimal recovery. We will solve a key AHP recycling road-block,...

Two key elements need to be considered when evaluating the sustainability performance of autonomous vehicles relative to non-autonomous vehicles: 1) the differences in vehicle production burden...

Graham Institute Transformation Grant There is an urgent imperative to reshape human diets to safeguard human health, mitigate climate change, and sustainably use the planet’s natural resources...

Project Goal: The ultimate goal of the proposed project is to advance knowledge on the environmental impact of plant-based protein alternatives by conducting a clear, comprehensive comparison via...

Thrust Area: Systems Assessment and Best Practices [CERC 2.0] The CERC Clean Vehicles Consortium seeks to contribute to dramatic improvements in technologies with the potential to reduce the de...

Goals & Objectives: This project will review and establish the market outlook (i.e. the policy and regulatory environment, and the economic case) for a technology that enables more efficien...

Background: Prognosticators point to an array of benefits from autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, including improved safety, additional convenience, greater accessibility, efficient navigation...

Meijer, Inc. is a growing multi-billion dollar retailer with over 200 stores, five distribution centers, and six food manufacturing plants in six states. With support from a 2015-16 SNRE Master’s Proj...

Goals & Objectives A great, on-going injustice exists – Michigan, like most states, lacks a public safety net for those unable to afford water and sanitation service. From families sacrificing ...

Goals & Objectives: This masters project represents the first step in establishing a long term relationship between Kivu Green Energy and SWB at SNRE.  The two organizations have iden...

The U.S. Energy Department is investing $1.35M in a 3-year collaboration between National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, GRID Alternatives, University of Michiga...

This project will advance the science and engineering of Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus modeling by developing and applying an integrated systems modeling framework. The modeling framework will enable ...

LIGHTWEIGHT INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW (LIFT) LIFT is an industry-led, government funded consortium. By re-imagining processes and procedures, our highly linked and leveraged network is facilitat...

United Airlines funded the Center for Sustainable Systems, through Principle Investigator Dr. Gregory Keoleian, to conduct a life cycle analysis of different fuel options used in the operation of b...

The M-Cubed Diamond Program enables donors, companies, and foundations to invest in research projects that align exactly with their interests. Funders set  the parameters for each project, int...

The M-Cubed Diamond Program enables donors, companies, and foundations to invest in research projects that align exactly with their interests. Funders set  the parameters for each project, int...