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Clean, secure, and affordable energy services are critical to social and environmental well-being within HARC's operating region. Current trends suggest a serious challenge ahead. Under the business-as-usual case Texas energy demand will grow by one-third by 2025 and double by mid-century. Absent significant increases in energy efficiency, the conventional solutions to meeting this demand imply unacceptable economic, environmental and social costs. Clean and renewable energy will play a role in meeting energy demand in HARC's region and in Texas.
As clean energy technologies on both the demand and supply side move through technology readiness levels toward successful commercialization, HARC's engagement with industry, government, academia and civil society helps to implement promising technologies more rapidly and improve energy decision-making. HARC's Clean Energy Program includes integrative and collaborative work in these areas: stationary fuel cells; combined heat and power generation; energy market tools and products; strategic energy planning; clean energy applications analysis; and clean energy policy analysis. HARC will focus on new sources of energy including hydrogen and biomass and the technological, regulatory, market and social barriers to their adoption.
The mission of the Clean Energy Program is to accelerate development and adoption of clean energy technologies, services, and policies that enhance regional sustainability. HARC bridges gaps between basic research in energy services and technologies and their commercial implementation by taking the lead in convening stakeholders and in crafting and executing research, verification, and validation.
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Energy Efficiency at both the residential and commercial institutional building level is the most critical component of our nations energy opportunities. Energy Efficiency also is at the heart of our regions health. This program seeks to apply best practices to work for clients to reduce energy utilization and increase area air quality.
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HARC works with an industry consortium to test and evaluate hydrogen fuel cells.
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HARC has patented and licensed the HARCwood® process, which uses low-value cellulosic feedstock to create high-value building materials.
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HARC works with the Department of Energy as a Regional Applications Center to promote the adoption of combined heat and power technologies.
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The Texas NanoEnergy Collaborative (NEC) was created to accelerate commercialization of clean energy technologies through use of innovative nano-materials. The NEC desires to create Benefits for the State of Texas by: creating intellectual property, growing jobs & the Texas economy, and helping to address the Terawatt Challenge.
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| Page Updated/Reviewed: 05/06/2008 9:57 AM |
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