University / National Lab Alliance

The EFD Program creates a partnership between National Laboratories and key University partners to develop and disseminate critical new technology to accelerate development of domestic reserves in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Historically the national labs have provided beneficial technologies to increase oil and gas production, but have not focused in the past few years on basic research aimed at providing clean fossil energy to the public in cost effective environmentally acceptable manner. Universities have provided education, service, and research but primarily in regional areas and in most instances, specialized areas.

The objectives of the alliance are:

·         To use RPSEA’s information collection, synthesis, and dissemination organization.

·         To tap into both University and National Laboratories scientific research capabilities by forging a partnership with operators, services companies, environmental organizations and other laboratories to help meet the overall goals of the RPSEA consortium.

·         To bring highest level research capability to bear on the critical gap and basic research in technology needed to increase our energy reserves.

·         To provide fundamental research that can be later incorporated into RPSEA projects.

·         To serve as a network link among the regional EFD partners and their constituencies.

Take a look at our University/National Lab Alliance site!