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State and Industry Leaders Address Grid Resiliency at UConn Engineering Conference
State and Industry Leaders Address Grid Resiliency at UConn Engineering Conference

The Eversource Energy Center organized a conference entitled ‘Navigating Conference Change and Energy Security in the Northeast: The Next Five Years’ on Monday, October 24, 2022 in downtown Hartford, CT. […]

Pioneering Diversity Internship
Pioneering Diversity Internship
Hurricane Henri Outage Forecast
Hurricane Henri Outage Forecast

The Eversource Energy Center Outage Prediction Model at UConn is forecasting a very high impact from Hurricane Henri in Connecticut. The highest relative impact is expected in Eastern Connecticut, and the overall impact in Connecticut is expected to be between 10,000 and 20,000 damage locations.

Large-eddy Simulation of Cumulus Clouds
Large-Eddy Simulation of Cumulus Clouds

The representation of clouds in climate models is one of the largest sources of uncertainty in climate projections...

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Eversource Energy Center 2023 Annual Report
Eversource Energy Center 2023 Annual Report
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State and Industry Leaders Address Grid Resiliency at UConn Engineering Conference
Pioneering Diversity Internship
Hurricane Henri Outage Forecast
Large-eddy Simulation of Cumulus Clouds
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Eversource Energy Center 2023 Annual Report
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Storm Preparedness

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With preparedness at the forefront of ensuring superior customer service, Storm Outage Forecasting delivers actionable information on predicted outage locations and magnitude.

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Vegetation Management

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With 90 percent of power outages during storms caused by trees, our program links forest management and community outreach for creating a sustainable and storm-resistant forest design.

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Electric Grid Reinforcement

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Complex system improvements are made with advanced data identifying strategic areas for grid design, efficiency and storm resiliency.                                                                                                   

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Recent Center News

EEC Annual Workshop Presentations
Published: February 16, 2024
Pillars 1-2 Pillars 3-4 Pillar 5 Advisory Board Presentation Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here

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Eversource Energy Center 2023 Annual Report
Published: February 7, 2024

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UConn Receives Department of Energy Grant Supporting Offshore Wind Grid Integration
Published: November 27, 2023

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Connecticut and UConn are Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability
Published: August 3, 2023

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Prof. Junbo Zhao chairs a working group to win prestigious IEEE PES Working Group Recognition Award
Published: May 24, 2023
Prof. Junbo Zhao, who served as the chair of the IEEE Task Force on Power System Dynamic State and Parameter Estimation, along with his fellow working group members earned the […]

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      Click Here To See Past Center News: https://www.eversource.uconn.edu/category/recent-news/

Upcoming Events

Fast Facts

  • Director: Professor Emmanouil Anagnostou, PhD
  • Associate Directors: Dr. Robert Fahey, Dr. Junbo Zhao, and Dr. Diego Cerrai
  • 30 faculty and senior researchers, 36 graduate students, and 7 undergraduates
  • $20M in funding to develop new technologies and science-based solutions for the distribution of reliable power and the management of risks associated with extreme weather and security events.
  • Current research areas include 25 projects on storm outage forecasting, tree and forest management, electric grid reinforcements, resiliency, climate change and flooding, geomagnetic disturbances, integration of renewable generation, and cyber security.

 


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Director’s Message

Welcome. Our research and collaboration with utilities and industry partners positions us as frontrunners in mitigating storm hazards, delivering improved reliability, and increasing the resiliency of the electric grid. Read More!

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Invite a Speaker

Would you like to invite a speaker from the Eversource Energy Center or from the University of Connecticut?

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Seminars

In addition to Eversource Energy Center-sponsored seminars and events, UConn offers interesting weekly presentations on all areas of research. 

Field Visits

Field Visits

We welcome you to visit our experimental tree sway field sites in Storrs, Torrington and Orange, Connecticut. Please contact Thomas Worthley, Assistant Extension Professor and Forestry Specialist, for more information.

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Center Tours

Do you wish to schedule a tour? Please contact us, and we can schedule a tour of our facilities.

Eversource Energy Center | Innovation Partnership Building: 159 Discovery Drive, Unit 5276, Storrs, CT 06269-5276 | E-Mail: eversourceenergycenter@uconn.edu