This consortium is a collaborative effort of the four founding members, Duke University, NC State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and RTI International. The vision of the founding members is that RTEC will have a major impact on solving the nation’s and the world’s technical, economic, societal, and public policy problems related to the use of energy. The mission of the consortium is to take an integrated approach to solving energy problems using the world-class scientists, engineers, economists, and other disciplines available in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.