07/05/09
David Solan Named New Director of Energy Policy Institute
David Solan, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration, has been named the new director of the Energy Policy Institute and an associate director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies.
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12/15/08
EPI to Host 1st Annual Summit
The 1st Annual Energy Policy Institute Summit was held March 12th - 13th, 2009 at Boise State University, in the Stueckle Sky Center.
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09/30/08
CAES/EPI Seeking Director/Associate Director
Boise State University invites interested applicants for the position of Director of the Energy Policy Institute and Associate Director of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies, to become a part of our team to continue our quest toward becoming a Metropolitan Research University of Distinction. The EPI Director will hold a joint appointment as one of the three university Associate Directors for the Center for Advanced Energy Studies. EPI is part of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) being developed in collaboration with the Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the University of Idaho and Idaho State University. The director will report to BSU's Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs. While the EPI director will primarily work in Boise, some travel to CAES in Idaho Falls will be required. A complete job description is posted on the Boise State Human Resources webpage.

 

04/11/08
Boise State Hires New Assistant Professor
Boise State has recently hired David Solan as a new Assistant Professor. Dr. David Solan graduated with a PhD in political science from the University of Delaware in 2002. His primary fields were in environmental and energy policy, comparative politics, public policy and international relations. Dr. Solan moved to Boise from Washington D.C., where he was a senior policy advisor to the Deputy Administrator at the US EPA. He has written numerous articles on energy policy, including U.S. Energy Policy in a Global Context: Lessons from Peak Oil and Energy Independence and Securing America's Energy Future.

 

04/09/08
EPI to get $180k of $1.6 million alloocated to CAES
The Center for Advanced Energy Studies continues to move closer to establishing a unique, world-class energy research and education center in Idaho. CAES has been the beneficiary of a dedicated congressional delegation, active state legislators and an insightful governor, all of whom have sought to position Idaho as a leader in the nation's energy research.
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03/31/08
EPI Assistant Director Named to the Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance Board of Directors
Michael Louis, Assistant Director of the Energy Policy Institute and affiliate member of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies has accepted an invitation to serve on Governor Otter’s Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance Board of Directors. The intent of the Alliance is to facilitate the development of renewable sources of energy so that Idaho can obtain 25% of its energy from renewable sources by the year 2025. The Board is intended to define the direction, scope, and parameters of the Alliance as well as enable plans from various task forces to reach the program’s goal.

EPI Receives Funding to Study Effects of Civic Deliberation on Public's Opinion on Energy Alternatives
Idaho currently gets 50% of all the energy it consumes from outside of the state. Over the past couple of years, three plans for coal-fired and nuclear power plants have been submitted. However, the coal-fired power plant application and one of the nuclear power plant proposals were later retracted.
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EPI and CAES Participate in Strategic Energy Alliance
EPI, along with other members of CAES, is participating in the Governor’s Idaho Strategic Energy Alliance. The goal of the Alliance is to enable the development of a sound energy portfolio for Idaho that includes diverse energy resources and production methods, that provides the highest value to the citizens of Idaho, that ensures quality stewardship of environmental resources, and that functions as an effective, secure, and stable energy system.
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EPI Conducts Energy Policy Survey
In 2006 and 2007 the Energy Policy Institute conducted a statewide public opinion survey to understand public opinion on recommendations discussed during the development of the Idaho State Energy Plan. Questions ranged from energy specific questions like feelings towards renewable energy, the use of nuclear power, to more general policy questions like views on Idaho transportation and planning.
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