Gas Technology Institute (GTI)
Since 1941, GTI Energy has contributed to the strengthening of energy systems and the communities they serve. As a leading research and training organization, we are focused on developing, scaling, and deploying energy transition solutions that improve lives, economies, and the environment. GTI Energy leverages the expertise of our trusted team of scientists, engineers, and partners to deliver impactful innovations needed for low-carbon, low-cost energy systems worldwide. We embrace systems thinking, open learning, and collaboration to bring solutions from concept to market, with more than 1,000 patents secured in our 80-year history. GTI Energy is a trusted partner that collaborates with a broad spectrum of energy stakeholders—including federal and state government agencies, national laboratories, gas and electric utilities, technology developers, equipment manufacturers, and infrastructure operators.
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- Technology
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- Energy
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
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About Us
GTI Energy develops innovative solutions that transform lives, economies, and the environment
GTI Energy has been strengthening energy systems to improve lives, economies, and the environment since 1941. Today, we are proudly meeting new demand for impactful innovations that support low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. This video showcases our people-centric focus, sets out our aspirations, and illustrates our inspired vision for worldwide energy transformations.
Vision
GTI Energy is an organization dedicated to advancing the economy-wide transformation needed to deeply decarbonize energy systems while supplying the energy needed to support rising standards of living and economic growth worldwide. GTI Energy embraces a vision for integrated, low-carbon, low-cost energy systems that leverage gases, liquids, infrastructure, and efficiency to meet the urgent challenges presented by climate change and global energy access.
With a team that includes some of the nation's top energy scientists, engineers, and thought leaders, we are helping deliver clean and resilient solutions to a growing world. GTI Energy partners with organizations around the globe to operationalize the ambitious aspirations required for the global energy transition.
GTI Energy is inviting you to join us now as we seek to enable low-carbon, low-cost integrated energy systems that leverage gases, liquids, infrastructure, and efficiency. Success requires ambition, innovation, scale, and collaboration.
Casting a vision for energy systems
We’re curious about the role that gases, liquids, efficiency, and infrastructure will play in low-cost, low-carbon energy systems. Post-2030, there will be an array of molecules powering our energy systems with many different characteristics, but all will be low-carbon.
Casting a vision for energy systems
We’re curious about the role that gases, liquids, efficiency, and infrastructure will play in low-cost, low-carbon energy systems. Post-2030, there will be an array of molecules powering our energy systems with many different characteristics, but all will be low-carbon.
Collaboration at scale required
We’re enabling collaboration through the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI) by accelerating development and demonstration of low-carbon electric generation technologies and low-carbon energy carriers.
Mission, Values & History
GTI Energy solves important energy challenges worldwide, turning technology and insights into solutions that create exceptional value for our customers in natural gas and broader clean energy systems.
We are driven by five primary objectives:
- Expanding supplies of affordable and clean energy
- Ensuring safe, efficient, resilient and reliable energy infrastructure
- Delivering solutions for efficient and environmentally responsible use of energy
- Reducing and managing carbon emissions
- Advancing energy systems innovations that protect air, land, water and communities while enhancing economic growth
Our Values
Safety
Nothing is more important than the safety of GTI Energy’s employees, visitors to GTI Energy’s facilities, customers using GTI Energy’s services, and members of the communities in which GTI Energy operates
Integrity
GTI Energy will conduct its business in a straightforward, truthful, and transparent manner and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations
People
GTI Energy will provide a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for its employees, in which they can learn, grow, and address consequential challenges
Quality
GTI Energy will deliver the very best services it can provide, always seeking to delight its customers
Market Focus
GTI Energy will identify important energy industry issues and develop impactful solutions
Teamwork
GTI Energy employees, accountable to one another and our mission, will treat all colleagues and business partners with respect and work cooperatively
History
In April 2021, GTI Energy launched a brand refresh to reflect our growing capabilities, expertise, and impact across energy system transitions. The name was updated from Gas Technology Institute to GTI Energy to more accurately represent the expansive reach of our work built on a legacy of natural gas research.
As a leading research and training organization, GTI Energy’s trusted team works to scale impactful solutions that shape energy transitions by leveraging gases, liquids, infrastructure, and efficiency. We embrace systems thinking, open learning, and collaboration to develop, scale, and deploy the technologies needed for low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. GTI Energy develops innovative solutions that transform lives, economies, and the environment.
In 2016, GTI Energy celebrated our 75th anniversary, having spent the previous seven+ decades developing high-impact technologies and providing technical insight to unlock the potential of natural gas and other energy resources—making them economically and environmentally sustainable while reducing energy costs for consumers.
The organization has achieved many successes over our prolific history, focusing on initiatives aligned with important national priorities. GTI Energy has provided innovative solutions to critical challenges along the entire gas value chain, and improved the ways of producing, transporting, and using energy to benefit the general public.
Gas Technology Institute (GTI) was formed in April 2000 by the combination of two major research and technology development organizations serving the natural gas industry—Gas Research Institute (GRI) and the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT).
GRI was founded in 1976 in response to the Federal Power Commission (FPC) encouraging increased gas research and development (R&D). GRI administered research funding provided by a surcharge on shipments of natural gas sold by the interstate pipelines. At its peak in 1994, GRI administered funds in excess of $212 million.
IGT, founded in 1941, supported the gas industry need to train graduate engineers. IGT was affiliated with the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) as a degree-granting institution from 1941 to 1994, when IGT moved off IIT’s campus to larger facilities in Des Plaines, IL.
As the gas industry evolved, IGT also evolved in parallel and focused on a world-renowned research program with support from many industry sources, including GRI.
As a result of the phasing out of GRI’s funding mechanism, the gas industry encouraged GRI and IGT to combine activities. In 2000, the GRI/IGT combination became official and today, GTI Energy offers the strengths of both predecessors, positioned as a leading research, development and training organization serving the global natural gas industry and energy markets.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
GTI Energy is committed to building an inclusive culture where people of all backgrounds and abilities feel like they are part of a team and can show up to work as their whole, authentic selves. It is the power of our people that fuels us to develop innovative solutions that transform lives, economies, and the environment.
DEIA Mission Statement
Our mission is to intentionally build and advance a culture that values and empowers people from differing backgrounds to bring together diverse perspectives that are crucial to delivering innovative solutions to complex problems.
DEIA Strategy
Our DEIA strategy centers on three pillars that are intentionally connected and work together to effectively drive DEIA outcomes.
Career
Attract, hire, and develop a high-performing workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Optimize experiences throughout an employee’s career and provide opportunities for them to progress and develop their careers.
Culture
Ensure that all employees are taking action to increase diversity and equity and maintain an inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and respected. Create a sense of belonging so that employees can fully contribute their talents.
Community
Position our projects to have a positive and meaningful impact in the communities where we work and with external partners to build Enterprise reputation. This will help with expanding job satisfaction and employee retention.
DEIA Council
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Council is made up of individuals across all levels of our organization who are committed to advancing DEIA at GTI Energy, and through the work we do with our customers and partners, and in our communities.