The RTC launched the Food and Beverage Working Group with a kickoff call on February 21, 2023. The call discussed the Working Group’s first step of collaborating with Guidehouse to create a playbook for deploying heat pumps and electric boilers in the food and beverage sector. If you missed the call, watch the recording to learn more about the scope […]
Heat pumps have garnered attention for their ability to utilize heat from ambient (air, water, ground) or waste heat sources, allowing companies to eliminate pollution from fossil fuel combustion and decrease energy costs across a range of geographies and industrial applications. To help close the knowledge gaps preventing heat pump deployment, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC), along with energy specialists […]
On February 23, from 11 am – 12 pm ET, the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) hosted a webinar launching the Industrial Electrification in U.S. States report, created by Global Efficiency Intelligence (GEI) and David Gardiner & Associates. Meeting the United States’ goals of reducing carbon emissions by 50-52% by 2035 requires a concentrated effort to develop and deploy clean technologies […]
On November 10, 2022, the RTC held a webinar to release our Renewable Thermal Vision Report. The report examines priority industrial sectors in the U.S. and analyzes their thermal energy use by industrial process, temperature (high, medium, and low), and geography. Incorporating post-Inflation Reduction Act cost projections and estimates of technology availability, the report identifies five parallel pathways to decarbonize […]
Thank you to everyone who attended the third annual RTC Summit, October 20-21, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Summit helped thermal energy users —industrial, commercial, and institutional— and solutions providers connect, learn, and collaborate. We engaged on a range of topics, including the US Inflation Reduction Act, third-party financing for renewable thermal projects, greenhouse gas accounting and market instruments, and […]
https://youtu.be/cd_UUlHrLbwThe RTC hosted a public webinar featuring our three sponsors that provide standalone thermal energy storage: Rondo Energy, Antora Energy, and Brenmiller Energy. These solutions decouple the availability of heat generated from renewable electricity, solar thermal, and other heat sources (such as waste heat) from when end users need it, bringing the decarbonizing of industrial processes and buildings into reach. […]
The RTC hosted a briefing with the House Manufacturing Caucus on July 26, 2022. The Caucus is a bipartisan educational group of about 100 members of Congress and their staffs focused on issues that are relevant to the advancement of American manufacturing. RTC’s briefing provided an overview of leading renewable thermal technologies for industrial heating and cooling, common deployment barriers, […]
The City of Ithaca, NY has announced an ambitious plan to electrify 6,000 existing residential and commercial buildings by 2030. Part of the City’s Green New Deal, Ithaca is partnering with two unique firms – RTC sponsor Alturus and BlocPower – to fund the entire effort. Luis Aguirre-Torres, Director of Sustainability for the City of Ithaca, and Charlie Daum, Managing irector, Alturus, discussed how they’ve […]
On April 27th, the RTC hosted a webinar on how decarbonizing thermal energy from the U.S. industrial and commercial sectors will reduce emissions, create jobs, and increase energy security and competitiveness. In the U.S., industrial emissions are the third largest source of emissions after electricity and transportation. Decarbonizing this sector is critical to meet our climate goals, and developing and […]
On February 24th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) set renewable natural gas (RNG) supply requirements for California utilities. Gas utilities are required to supply increasing amounts of RNG to residential and commercial customers; 12% RNG by 2030. This standard is the first of its kind in the United States. See the recording below for a conversation discussing what this […]