ExxonMobil, Princeton extend partnership on energy research

ExxonMobil and Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment have extended their partnership to research lower-emission technologies and energy solutions.

They have already worked together on many research projects, including CO2 capture, power generation, and new innovative materials.

The new, five-year agreement builds on ExxonMobil’s participation in Princeton’s E-filliates Partnership, which launched in 2015. E-filliates is a corporate membership program administered by the Andlinger Center that seeks to accelerate research, development, and deployment of energy and environmental technologies through academia and industry partnerships.

“We collaborate with leading universities and institutions around the world to find meaningful and scalable solutions to develop lower-emission technologies,” Vijay Swarup, vice president of research and development for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, said. “Our work with Princeton University’s Andlinger Center builds on decades-long interactions with the university, supporting the essential research in science, engineering, and humanities needed to address national and global issues.”

ExxonMobil is a leader in carbon capture, sequestering more carbon in the last 20 years than any other company. Princeton University is advancing this technology with new research to better understand how stored CO2 flows within rocks and interacts with minerals. Princeton scientists are also working with ExxonMobil on the development of carbonate fuel cells.

“Working with companies is a critical piece of translating fundamental knowledge and discoveries into real-world impact. We challenge ExxonMobil scientists to explore the fundamental scientific questions that underpin technology development in new ways, and they challenge our scientists to think about the practical considerations of scaling technologies,” Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, Andlinger Center director, said. “It’s a win-win and ultimately helps us carry out a core tenet of our mission, which is to reduce emissions globally while improving access to energy around the world.”

Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment is one of five university energy centers ExxonMobil has partnered with on research to provide low-carbon energy solutions.

Since 2000, ExxonMobil has invested approximately $10 billion in projects to research, develop, and deploy lower-emission energy solutions.