About Us
What is the Renewable Thermal Collaborative?
The Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) is the global coalition for companies, institutions, and governments committed to scaling up renewable heating and cooling at their facilities, dramatically cutting carbon emissions. RTC members recognize the growing demand and necessity for renewable heating and cooling and the urgent need to meet this demand in a manner that delivers sustainable, cost-competitive options at scale.
As a coalition, the RTC offers value to members by providing “power in numbers.” The RTC is the only place to focus on renewable heating and cooling and where large thermal energy users come together collaboratively to understand the problems in the market, learn from each other, and overcome these barriers to renewable heating and cooling.
The Renewable Thermal Collaborative was founded in 2017 and is facilitated by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, David Gardiner and Associates, and World Wildlife Fund.
Who We Are
The RTC members include manufacturers and state and local governments.
The RTC sponsors are renewable thermal suppliers, producers, and professional service firms that provide important institutional support for the RTC’s work to advance renewable thermal solutions for large customers.
Since its founding, the RTC has large energy buyers representing approximately $1.3 trillion in market capital, some of whom have successfully invested in renewable thermal solutions with significant emissions and cost savings. The RTC also includes a multitude of renewable thermal suppliers and a community of more than 60 energy practitioners from various sectors.
Large energy buyers
Community of 60+ energy practitioners
$1.3 trillion in market capital
Global reach
Our goal is to create a community of over 100 corporate buyers, establish policy support, and put us on the path to reduce industrial sector thermal emissions 30% by 2030 and full sector decarbonization by 2050.
Our Vision
- Educate all parties about the urgent need to address renewable options for thermal energy
- Identify market barriers to renewable thermal technologies
- Enable the delivery of cost-competitive renewable thermal options
- Improve the marketplace and financing for renewable thermal technologies
- Develop a long-term vision for scaling up renewable thermal technologies in the United States and globally