Florida Solar Energy Center
- Florida Solar Energy Center
The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is the largest and most active state-supported renewable energy and energy efficiency research, training, testing and certification institute in the United States. An institute of the University of Central Florida (UCF), FSEC functions as the state's energy research, training and certification center. FSEC is located on a 20 acre research complex on Florida's Space Coast at UCF's Cocoa Campus, convert|35|mi|km east of Orlando. FSEC's mission is to research and develop energy technologies that enhance Florida's and the nation's economy and environment, and to educate the public, students and practitioners on the results of the research. The Center has gained national and international recognition for its wide range of research, education, training and certification activities. The Center's 150-member staff includes 95 professionals with expertise in engineering, energy research, building science, energy and policy analysis, and education and training. The remainder of the staff consists of technical and administrative support personnel and university student assistants. Research at FSEC is based on field monitoring, computer simulations and controlled experiments in highly-instrumented laboratories. These research efforts are developed in partnership with industry, nonprofit organizations, private sponsors and national laboratories.
ee also
*Zero-energy building
*United States Department of Energy
* [http://fsec.ucf.edu Florida Solar Energy Center Website]
* [http://www.eere.energy.gov/inventions/energytechnet/resources/resultdetails/1895 Florida Solar Energy Center on US Department of Energy's TechNet]
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