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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced selections for $38.8 million in funding for 25 projects across 17 states to research and develop high impact building technologies and practices aimed at decarbonizing, reducing peak demand on the electric grid, enhancing resilience, and lowering energy costs.
Advancements made with this funding from the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) opportunity support applied research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities for high-priority building technologies, including next-generation retrofits for building envelope, lighting, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). The funding will also support technologies that enhance the resilience of buildings during extreme weather events and allow them to function as assets to the electrical grid.
"These innovative new projects will provide us with essential tools for equitable and affordable decarbonization of U.S. homes and businesses. Novel technologies will bring deep cost savings as well as increased resilience, comfort, and performance, propelling us toward a new generation of building energy technologies," said Jeff Marootian, principal deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. "The BENEFIT 2024 projects will accelerate our progress toward DOE's building decarbonization blueprint goal of reducing 65% of building emissions by 2035 and 90% of building emissions by 2050."
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