The Department of Energy (DOE) last month announced a $2 million grant for La Follette Assistant Professor Morgan Edwardsand her collaborators from the College of Engineering to develop a more sustainable heat pump that can replace natural gas boilers in older buildings.
Led by Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Allison Mahvi, the research team aims to reduce carbon emissions from older buildings with traditional boilers by up to 75% by 2030 using the new technology. Other partners include Trane, Slipstream, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
This project could have important implications for climate justice, as many of the older buildings that would benefit from the new heat pump technology house low-income residents. This is a significant area of focus for Edwards, who leads the Climate Action Lab at UW-Madison. The lab’s interdisciplinary team of researchers address equitable energy responses to the climate crisis.
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