The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has contracted the University of Connecticut to establish and operate its national Onsite Energy Technical Analysis and Support Center (TASC).
As the national TASC site in the DOE decarbonization initiative, UConn will coordinate the technical analysis and programmatic activities of eight organizations known as Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs), which will work directly with manufacturers and other large energy users on clean energy strategies ranging including fuel cells, geothermal energy, solar photovoltaics and thermal solutions and wind power.
UConn will establish the center in collaboration with DNV Energy Insights USA Inc., Analytical Energy Solutions, eSai LLC, Impact Energy, and RE Tech Advisors LLC.
“The UConn team combines the requisite highly technical engineering capabilities and programmatic expertise to multiply the impact of the regional Onsite Energy TAPs,” said the DOE in a press statement, adding that UConn will offer “manufacturers and large energy users with unbiased expertise and analysis needed to deliver an equitable, clean energy future.”