Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment (IREE)

University of Minnesota

Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics
1500 Gortner Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Contact: Dick Hemmingsen, IREE Director
E-mail: hemmings@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-2263

IREE Homepage


Bioscience Field

Bioenergy
Biofuels
Biomass
Bioproducts

Mission

To promote statewide economic development, sustainable, healthy, and diverse ecosystems, and national energy security through development of bio-based and other renewable resources and processes.

Goals and Objectives


Clusters of Activity

  • Hydrogen

  • Bioenergy & Bioproducts

  • Policy, Economics, & Ecosystems

  • Conservation & Efficient Energy Systems