Nigerian researcher Oluwaseyi Amisu has secured $63,000 in combined US funding to advance an artificial intelligence-powered energy management system from early-stage development towards commercial application.
A doctoral student in Energy Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Amisu is leading the development of a hybrid microgrid control system that coordinates renewable energy sources, battery storage and other power resources to meet changing electricity demands. The technology is designed to improve the integration of renewable energy into microgrid systems.
The project first received $13,000 through the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium's Proof-of-Concept programme to support its initial development and validation. Following this award, Launch Tennessee named Amisu among its 2026 Proof-of-Concept awardees.
The research subsequently advanced to the US National Science Foundation's National I-Corps programme, where Amisu and his team secured an additional $50,000 to investigate the technology's commercial potential. The two awards bring the total funding to $63,000.
The latest support marks a further stage in the project's development, extending beyond technical validation to an assessment of its prospects in the marketplace. This process will help the team examine the innovation's potential for practical application.
By combining artificial intelligence with the coordination of multiple energy resources, Amisu's work addresses a key challenge in microgrid management: balancing different sources of electricity to respond to fluctuating demand.
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