News and Updates
On April 2, 2019, EPIC, welcomed 8 students from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Karlsruhe, Germany, as they take part in a six-month research exchange program. KIT is one of the largest and most prestigious research and education institutions in Europe and is known around the world for its high quality of research work. […]
EPIC is excited to share our Spotlight on Students! With the growing popularity of energy related studies, we want you to get to know the fantastic talent right here in EPIC. Spotlight on Students will introduce you to undergraduate and graduate students and will share stories of their pursuit of a degree with an energy […]
The grid-connected energy storage community is about to get a transformational dose of the “EPIC time scale” with the rapidly building success of the C-Ion supercapacitor application development project led by ZapGo, Inc. Read about this and more in EPIC’s March Newsletter. Read more here
A paper by Dr. Badrul Chowdhury and recent graduate student Mahfuz Shuvra, was selected for publication in the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) Renewable Power Generation journal, titled “Distributed Dynamic Grid Support Using Smart PV Inverters During Unbalanced Grid Faults”. Read more here
On WFAE’s Charlotte Talks, the topic was energy. There are competing ideas of what that future of energy looks like, and how best to achieve it. Mike Collins and industry watchers discuss those different – and differing – options. The future of energy is not coal, but one that includes bio fuels, solar, wind and […]
The unique partnership between Envision Charlotte and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), supported by Department of Energy funding, is shaking the assumption that energy and cost savings can only result from lofty investments and proving that existing buildings can benefit from operations improvements and low-cost efficiency upgrades Students ‘Envision Charlotte’ as […]
UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) was awarded a $942,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop an innovative solution related to curbside charging of electric vehicles. EPIC Director Mike Mazzola stated, “This project will pilot a solution for the emerging problem of providing owners of electric vehicles charging points at […]
UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) is pleased to announce our research partnership with ZapGo, Inc. Founded in Oxford, England, ZapGo has recently located its US office in Charlotte, NC, joining hundreds of other energy-related companies in the Charlotte region. ZapGo leads the way in ultra-fast sub-five-minute charging with its Carbon-Ion (C-Ion) cells […]
The PowerAmerica Institute at N.C. State University, a member of Manufacturing USA, recently awarded funding to six new member projects that will enhance wide bandgap technologies in the United States, including two to EPIC’s Dr. Babak Parkideh and Dr. Madhav Manjrekar. In addition, PowerAmerica awarded funding for 20 projects to be led by existing members […]
PEDG2018 was a great success, in large part to the wonderful sponsors who supported this conference. Thanks to Typhoon HIL for highlighting PEDG2018 in their video. PEDG2018 Highlights