Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia have all the ingredients needed to be a powerhouse of industrial innovation: grid infrastructure, strong industrial bases, and the presence of research universities with deep expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), energy systems, robotics, and automation. The challenge is how to ensure the region leverages these strengths to lead in—and, importantly, benefit from—the next wave of economic opportunity, spurred by the development of ne

The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium , led by a team at West Virginia University in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and over 60 regional partners, was selected on Sept. 18 as a finalist in the competition for a prestigious $160 million National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines award. The LEO Group is involved in supporting the group’s R&D and policy engagement efforts to grow a vibrant energy