Energy Systems Technology & Education Center



The College of Technology at Idaho State University along with it's operating and proposal partners have established the Energy Systems Technology and Education Center (ESTEC) on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello, Idaho. Besides the Idaho State University College of Technology, the operating partners include the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Partners for Prosperity (a strategic effort funded by the Northwest Area Foundation to reduce poverty in Eastern Idaho).

The Center will have both an instructional and an industrial focus. The instructional focus of the program will result in three ABET-accredited Associate of Applied Science degrees integrating the education and training required for graduates to maintain legacy plants as well as to install and test components in new plants in the areas of:

Complementing the instructional focus of the Center, the industrial focus will be on applied industrial research and increasing ties to INL, electrical utilities and energy systems-related product vendors. Students and faculty will work with industry to demonstrate, test, and innovate current components and systems as well as to develop and test new products (components, instrumentation, control systems, etc.) in a controlled and well-instrumented environment. Students and faculty will be used to develop testing regimens/protocols and to measure and trend subject component performance and functional capacity. This is a learning activity for students and will comprise a continuous learning opportunity and environment for instructional staff.

This project was funded in part by a grant awarded under the President’s Community-Based Job Training Grants, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and by the Advanced Technological Education program at the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-0703169.
An equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids, and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Last Modified: 07/06/09 at 02:05:56 PM