The National Association of State Energy Officials, The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and the Nicholas Institute recently released a report reviewing Southeast transportation electrification workforce development training programs. In this webinar, Nicholas Institute research lead Trey Gowdy presented the major findings.

Supporting electric vehicle manufacturing, repair and infrastructure is increasingly important as EVs make up an ever-greater percentage of on-road vehicles. Nicholas Institute research lead Trey Gowdy, in collaboration with the National Association of State Energy Officials and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, wrote a new report that provides an essential inventory of workforce development and training programs directly related to transportation electrification in the Southeast.

The Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke (Rhodes iiD), in partnership with the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, is now accepting student applications for this summer’s Climate+ projects.

The Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative (SETRI), which is co-facilitated by Duke's Nicholas Institute and the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute, was named one of three finalists in the Transportation category of the 2023 Cleantech Innovation Awards. The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster will announce the winners during a ceremony on Nov. 16.

As the electric vehicle (EV) market expands in the United States, the public and private sectors are rapidly investing in charging infrastructure to keep those vehicles on the road. One model identifies the need for 26 million to 35 million publicly accessible charging ports by 2030.

The organizers of the Energy Data Analytics Symposium: Accelerating Sustainability in the AI Era at Duke University (October 26-27, 2023) invite early-career scholars and professionals to submit abstracts for five-minute lightning talks to showcase their work or share a big idea.

A new online portal hosted by the Southeast Electric Transportation Regional Initiative highlights active funding sources, comment solicitations, research opportunities, events and other timely information related to transportation electrification in the Southeast. 

The Energy Data Analytics Ph.D. Student Fellows program is designed to prepare the next generation of scholars to deftly wield data in pursuit of accessible, affordable, reliable and clean energy systems. The 2023 group of students will conduct research on topics including renewable energy, energy forecasting, efficient lightning, coal pollution, energy equity and extreme weather impacts on energy systems.

In the Southeast, states are sending mixed messages on electric vehicles, trying to lure EV manufacturing for economic development while levying extra registration fees on EV owners. Trey Gowdy spoke to The Bond Buyer about the dichotomy and discussed some of the Nicholas Institute's initiatives to support transportation electrification in the region.

In summer 2023, doctoral students from institutions across North Carolina will take part in the fifth cohort of Energy Data Analytics Ph.D. Student Fellows, a unique Duke-based program aimed at preparing energy and climate innovators to make an impact.

Applications for the 2023 cohort are due Friday, Dec. 9.