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Sustainable Electricity and Grid Systems

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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

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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.

24/7 carbon-free electrified campus fleet

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Elastic energy storage proof of concept and scalability

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Feasibility study of an evaporative cooling (with water recovery) for energy efficient and sustainable operation of edge data centers

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Partnering with domestic and international players for more effective energy-transition policies and financing in Indonesia and Vietnam

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Water electrolyzers for green hydrogen production from impure water sources

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