Sustainable Electricity and Grid Systems
The focus of this Flagship Destination is to reduce gigatons per year of greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector globally by 2035 while driving toward zero-GHG, reliable, flexible, affordable, and socially just electricity for all by 2050.
The global electricity sector produces more GHG emissions than any other sector and it is slated to grow rapidly to supply currently underserved populations and to replace fossil fuel-powered vehicles, appliances, and industrial processes with electric options. While solar and wind power are scaling quickly, the sector is not on track to meet global climate goals and future demand. Solutions are needed across global electricity systems, including generation, transmission and distribution; operation and optimization; storage; policy, regulation and governance; markets, and business models.
Request for proposals from Stanford faculty for scalable solutions in the areas of:
Sustainable Electricity and Grid Systems
Sustainable Industry
Sustainable Food and Agriculture
Water
Biology for Sustainability
Issued: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Letters of Intent Due: Monday, November 18, 2024
Proposals Due: Monday, January 13, 2025
Panel Reviews (if required): February 24-March 7, 2025
More Information and Application
2022 Projects
In 2022, the Sustainability Accelerator funded its first cohort of 31 teams. Several of these multidisciplinary projects advanced sustainability solutions in electricity and grid systems.