Projects

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 sacrific...

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: 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...

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...

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...

This research aims to advance the current practice of developing Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) databases into a faster, less expensive process that still generates reliable LCI data. The research will...

ABSTRACT This research aims to advance the current practice of developing Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) databases into a faster, less expensive process that still generates reliable LCI data. The rese...

Distributed energy resources – most prominently solar PV, but also other forms of small-scale localized generation – have been growing as a share of U.S. electric generation. In the last several ye...

Goals & Objectives: This project has two components for the student team to research: First, students will assess the post-consumer waste and potential recovery of Amcor's flexible&nb...