DOE to Pursue 'Zero- Net Energy' Buildings

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the launch of the Zero-Net Energy Commercial Building Initiative (CBI) with establishment of the National Laboratory Collaborative on Building Technologies (NLCBT). These two efforts focus on DOE's ongoing efforts to develop marketable zero-net energy commercial buildings by 2025 that use cutting-edge efficiency technologies and on-site renewable energy generation to offset their energy use from the electricity grid. The announcement was made at the California Clean Tech Open, a competition that supports innovative and sustainable new businesses which focus on energy efficiency, smart power, renewable energy, transportation, green building technologies, pollution control and resource management. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will help sponsor the 2008 California Clean Tech Open.