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http://www.epri.com

EPRI. A non-profit organization that leads collaborative electricity and environmental research.

EPRI brings together member organizations, the Institute's scientists and engineers, and other leading experts to work collaboratively on solutions to the challenges of electric power.

1. Actor:

   Research / University

2. Sector:

   Energy

3. Activity:

   China, Japan, Spain, United States

1. Abstract:

   The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conducts research on issues related to the electric power industry in USA. EPRI is a nonprofit organization funded by the electric utility industry. EPRI is primarily a US based organization, receives international participation. EPRI's area covers different aspects of electric power generation, delivery and its use. Following Senate hearings in the early 1970s on the lack of R&D supporting the power industry, all sectors of the U.S. electricity industry pooled their funds to begin an industry-wide collaborative R&D program. EPRI was established in 1973 as the Electric Power Research Institute. Created as an independent, nonprofit organization designed to manage a broad public-private collaborative research program on behalf of the electric utility industry, the industry?s customers, and society at large. EPRI?s creation was a recognition of the impact of electricity on modern life. EPRI?s R&D program spans every aspect of generation, environmental protection, power delivery, retail use, and power markets. EPRI provides solutions and services to more than 1000 energy-related organizations in 40 countries. EPRI has more than 900 patents to its credit. EPRI laid the groundwork in the 1970s for the use of power electronics in the utility system, sometimes known as FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems). EPRI established the largest electric and magnetic fields health program in the world and played a pivotal role in resolving scientific questions concerning potential links to cancer. EPRI is in the Advisory Council of the PHEV Research Center. EPRI created the world?s largest center for nondestructive testing, used first for nuclear inspection and now increasingly for internal diagnostics of fossil power plants and industrial systems.

2. External Links:

   • Wikipedia
   • Freebase

3. Categories:

   Energy research institutes, Research institutes in the United States, Research and development organizations, Engineering research institutes, Electric power