Sumner County, with the City of Wellington and other partners, is testing passive thermal energy storage in roof and ceiling tiles in six public sector buildings. The project will:
💡Reduce heating, cooling, and electric use by 20%
💵Cut energy costs
✅Demonstrate new tech
.@RogerMarshallMD spoke about the importance of federal investment in innovation and energy efficiency:
“If your electric bill is $400, saving 20% is significant and rates aren’t coming down.”
This project is supported through DOE’s Building Technologies Proving Ground – Public Sector Technology Field Validation initiative, which aims to de-risk and drive innovation of advanced building technologies. 🏢🏠 Read more here: energy.gov/eere/buildings…
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🧵✈️On 12/1/2021, one @united flight was different than every other plane in the sky. As the first passenger flight powered 100% by biofuel, it left 75% less CO2 in its wake. See the potential of Sustainable Aviation Fuel⬇️ energy.gov/eere/articles/…
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is a government-wide effort to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce costs, enhance sustainability and expand the production of #biofuels. Federal govt agencies involved include: @ENERGY, @USDOT, @USDA: energy.gov/eere/articles/…
Sustainable Aviation Fuel can create good-paying, union jobs in manufacturing, improve air quality, and unlock agricultural economic opportunity —all while reducing and eventually eliminating aviation’s climate impact. energy.gov/eere/articles/…
Harnessing wave power 🌊 to desalinate water 💧 means we can deliver more clean drinking water to communities in need. Five finalists will build & test their wave-powered desalination devices in the next round of the @AMCPrizes#WavesToWater competition💦: go.usa.gov/xM2wG
Acting Asst. Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Kelly Speakes-Backman celebrates @ENERGY@AMCPrizes#WavesToWater desalination innovations. Read her full statement here: go.usa.gov/xM2wG
“The climate crisis is an existential threat that can only be mitigated through bold ideas and new technology. MarkZero’s Freshwater Production System is a perfect example of that kind of innovation in Connecticut." Read @ChrisMurphyCT's full statement: go.usa.gov/xM2wG
How much solar energy will we need in a decarbonized future? @ENERGY and @NREL set out to find the answer in a newly published report: the Solar Futures Study. Put your sunglasses on and check out the thread below!🌞energy.gov/solarfutures
To achieve our decarbonization goals, solar will need to supply about 45% of our electricity production in 2050, including growing demand from newly electrified loads from cars, buildings, and more.
@ENERGY@NREL Let’s dig in… We started with the goal of achieving 95% decarbonization of the electric grid by 2035 and 100% by 2050. From there, we modeled the role solar energy would need to play to meet those milestones. energy.gov/solarfutures