The General Services Administration and the Department of Energy are investing $30 million to fund research projects on American-made clean energy technologies.
The funds will be awarded through their Green Proving Ground program, which advocates for the decarbonization of federal buildings through renewable power and innovative systems, GSA announced Friday.
For 2023, GPG will focus on grid-interactive efficient buildings, electric vehicle supply equipment, germicidal ultraviolet technologies that use light-emitting diode and far-UV camera light, greenhouse gas accounting and onsite renewables.
The program will test technologies in various locations including GSA’s Applied Innovation Learning Labs. The agency will determine if some of them can be combined and replicated to achieve net-zero emission in government facilities.
Since 2011, GPG has tested 104 technologies and deployed 23 of them across federally owned buildings, resulting in $28 million in annual cost avoidance.
“Across the country, we’re turning federal buildings into testbeds for clean energy innovation – which will mean more good jobs, savings for taxpayers, and a healthier planet for our kids,” GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan said.