Maryland Energy Innovation Institute

Building the Future

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Energy Innovation

Unleashing Energy From Food Waste, Plastics, Cardboard and More

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Creating Investible Clean Energy Businesses

Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator

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Research

The University of Maryland is home to many energy related centers dedicated to working across disciplinary boundaries and transforming science research.

Seeding Growth

Since its inception in 2017, MEII has awarded over $3.2M in Energy Seed Grants and in partnership with the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator has helped launch/support 50 clean energy companies in the state of Maryland - many of which have received follow on grant funding and private investment

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$214M

MEII has helped obtain over $214M in federal funding for the state of Maryland economy. Based on the share of the Strategic Energy Investment Fund (SEIF) that supports its activities, MEII has demonstrated a greater than 35X return to the State based on federal research alone.

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Maryland is on target to reduce state GHG emissions in 2030 by 40% from the 2006 levels while providing significant job growth in the energy industry and providing economic benefits.

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1st

Maryland ranks FIRST in per capita Research and Development expenditures.

Energy Innovation

Maryland is ranked in the top 5 most innovative states by Bloomberg, the Milken Institute and WalletHub.

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News & Events

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Mar 21, 2025

UMD prominently showcased at ARPA-E summit

16 booths and 3 tech demos highlighted

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Mar 14, 2025

Dr. Katrina Groth Spotlighted in Electrical Apparatus Magazine

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Mar 14, 2025

University of Maryland patents highlight energy technology

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Feb 20, 2025

Materials Scientist Named Senior Member of National Academy of...

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Feb 14, 2025

Reliability of Power Electronic Converter Systems, Second...

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Event

MSE Seminar: Dr. Nick Schwartz, MIT
March 26, 2025

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Debra Audus, NIST
March 28, 2025

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MSE Seminar: Dr. Dean DeLongchamp, NIST
April 2, 2025

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Evening@SMART: Explainable and Trustworthy Machine Learning
April 2, 2025

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Oishi Sanyal, WVU
April 4, 2025

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2025 Counterfeit Electronics and Materials Symposium - Day 2
April 16, 2025

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Shirley Meng, UChicago
April 18, 2025

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The Global FEWture Alliance - 2nd Annual Symposium
April 23, 2025

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CHBE Seminar: Dr. Jorge Almodovar, UMBC
May 2, 2025

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MSE Seminar: Dr. Po-Yen Chen, UMD
May 7, 2025