Meeting surging demand for energy poses significant challenges to our planet and humankind. From more efficient photovoltaic cells to global strategies to reduce atmospheric carbon, Stanford is moving to the forefront on these critical issues. The Precourt Institute for Energy and TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy draw expertise from throughout the university to address the world's most pressing energy problems. The Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, jointly based in the schools of business and law, focuses on regulatory and market obstacles to clean energy technology.