Seminar 46 -- Future Fuels for Decarbonization of the Built Environment

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Renewable fuels are gases, liquids, and solids that can be synthesized from renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and biomass. As a form of high-density energy storage and carrier, these fuels can often be a drop-in replacement or a blending component for fossil derived alternatives. In this form, renewable fuels can utilize the already built infrastructure and help decarbonize difficult-to-electrify segments of the built environment and yield immediate environmental benefits. This seminar will review cases studies and ongoing research on the applications of renewable fuels.

1. Renewable Gas for a Path Towards Carbon Neutrality< /br>James Leidel, Member, DTE, Detroit, MI
2. Hydrogen Renewable Fuel for Decarbonization at Scale and Energy Storage< /br>Paul Glanville, P.E., Associate Member, Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL
3. Liquid Renewable Fuels for Greenhouse Gas Reduction< /br>Thomas Butcher, Ph.D., Fellow ASHRAE, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY