News
- CURENT Student Recognized as NASPI’s Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year for 2024
- Dr. Ricardo Alvarez-Malebrán Visits UT CURENT Program
- Bai Presents at Lucid Motors and Stanford University
- Yilu Liu Visits Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Santiago, Chile
- Dr. Yilu Liu addresses Executive Women’s Association
About CURENT
CURENT, Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks, is a graduated National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center that was jointly supported by NSF and the Department of Energy (DoE) for a period of 10 years before becoming self-sustaining. A collaboration between academia, industry, and national laboratories, CURENT is led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Partner institutions include:
Our Vision
- A nation-wide or continent-wide transmission grid that is fully monitored and dynamically controlled in real-time for high efficiency, high reliability, low cost, better accommodation of renewable energy sources, full utilization of energy storage, and accommodation of responsive load.
- A new generation of electric power and energy systems engineering leaders with global perspectives and diverse backgrounds.
CURENT Welcomes Our Newest Members!
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