U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Colorado Wednesday, where she announced $38 million in investments to convert four national laboratories to net-zero in the coming years. via Meghan_Lopez
GOLDEN, Colo. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Colorado Wednesday, where she announced $38 million in investments to convert four national laboratories to net zero in the coming years.
Despite leading in the research of solar and wind technology, in 2020, NREL emitted roughly 25,724 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air. That’s the equivalent of the rough annual emissions of 2,300 homes or 4,600 passenger vehicles. Martin Keller, the director of NREL, says they plan to have the 305-acre Flatirons campus reach net zero by the end of next year and the main NREL campus net zero by 2026. Part of his commitment was to ensure that all new facilities on campus will be constructed to be net zero from the start.
In April, the Biden administration announced a plan to release one million barrels a day from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the next six months to boost supply. It is the largest ever release from the reserve. The challenge in the short-term is figuring out how to replace that oil and gas supply with something else. Along with pulling from the national reserves, Granholm says President Joe Biden is also encouraging companies in the U.S. to increase their production.
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