Research Centers
Multiple centers working together, fueling a movement
of energy efficiency
MEERC combines decades of experience across technology and application areas of impact under one umbrella with the sole focus of improving energy efficient technologies and distributing information on them throughout the Mid-West and the nation.
Three overarching goals
The primary goal of MEERC is to advance energy efficiency in the Midwest by increasing knowledge and understanding of energy efficiency in business, industry, academia, other agencies and organizations, and the public. This will be accomplished using the resources of this land grant university, collaborating with other organizations.
Assisting energy efficiency business development.
Working with business, industry, academia, other agencies and organizations to develop and advance energy efficient technologies.
MEERC Structure
The technological structure of MEERC consists of research and development, coursework and training, and information distribution work in multiple areas of technology and major energy consuming sectors of the economy in the Midwest. Click on an area for more.
Figure 1
A visualization of the 2012 structure of MEERC. Years shown on nodes are anticipated years for addition to MEERC.
- Lighting Technology
2012 - High Performance Building
2012 - Energy Solutions & Research
2013 - Agricultural Energy Efficiency
2014 - Low Energy Heating & Cooling
2014 - Water &
Waste Water
2014
Here, MU participants can be seen in blue, with external individual participants and classes of participants in green.