Santa Clara County Supervisor District 3, Former Sunnyvale Mayor, Councilmember and Planning Commissioner, US Navy Commander Supply Corps (Ret.), Iraq Veteran
Stanford marks 10 years of energy system innovations
@Stanford marked 10 years of its Stanford Energy System Innovations program, which transformed the campus into one powered predominantly by renewable energy. The celebration at the Central Energy Facility drew approximately 300 guests, including campus leaders and state and local officials.
SESI replaced the university's natural gas-powered steam system with heat recovery and thermal energy storage. In its first year, the system reduced Stanford's greenhouse gas emissions by 68%. With the addition of two solar generating stations, the university has now cut its emissions by 80%.
The program emerged from Stanford's 2009 Energy and Climate Action Plan, which called for more efficient buildings, innovations in conservation, and energy supply changes, with the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. SESI has become a model studied by thousands of visitors from around the world.
“A project like this represents hope and the promise that we can build the future that the next generation and the generations to follow deserve,” said the California Energy Commission's @ChairHochschild.
Looking ahead, Stanford is focusing on increasing capacity to address rising temperatures and campus growth, improving system reliability, and replacing remaining natural gas infrastructure to address the final 20% of emissions.
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#renewables #solar #climate #energyefficiency
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