FSEC? Florida Solar Energy Center

Unlocking a Brighter Future: Success Stories from the Florida Solar Energy Center Orange County Government Florida: People, Places & Prosperity Orange County is the fifth most populated county in Florida and the largest in Central Florida. Originally known as Mosquito County, it was renamed for the plentiful orange groves that once thrived in the area. Today, Orange County is the number one worldwide destination for tourism and travel. With this growth, comes unique transportation and environmental challenges that Orange County government is addressing through its Sustainable Operations and Resilience Action Plan. One of the primary objectives set out in the plan is to cut petroleum-based fuel consumption in their vehicle fleet by 50% by 2030. This includes converting 100% of its light-duty fleet vehicles to electric or alternative fuels by the same year. Read more about this success story at: https://lnkd.in/euSfcHfS For more details on the 2030 Orange County Sustainable Operations and Resilience Action Plan, visit: https://lnkd.in/e4Xs22HC #Orlando #EVFleets #DukeEnergy #LYNX #FDOT #MetroPlan #ProjectGetReady #RockyMountainInstitute #OrangeCountyFlorida #ElectricVehicles #FleetManagers #FleetOperations #HybridVehicles #EVInfrastructure #FleetOperations #OEM #OUC #HighSpeedCharging #I4 #FloridaDepartmentofEnviornmentalProtection #CityofOrlando Colleen McCann Kettles Elizabeth Myron Bryan Lucas Carrie L. Black John Parker

Industry Innovation Program at UCF Distributes Inaugural Awards to Fund Research in Sustainable Energy and Energy Grid Resilience The collaboration between the University of Central Florida, Florida High Tech Corridor, and Duke Energy collectively awarded $375,000 to advance five faculty and student research projects. The inaugural awardees were selected through a competitive process and include Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) Assistant Professors Manjunath Matam and Yifan Wang. Manjunath Matam, Assistant Professor at FSEC - Project: A Novel MAZE Connection Technique for Optimal Performance Floating Solar PV System Yifan Wang, Assistant Professor at FSEC - Project: Optimal Design and Integration of Hydrogen Energy System with Solar and Peaker Plants Dr. Matam’s project is an outgrowth of his previous research for the U.S. Department of Energy on the performance of floating photovoltaic systems. Further details on this study can be found at:?https://lnkd.in/etmRV6bg On behalf of everyone at FSEC, we congratulate you. Full article can be found at https://lnkd.in/eRaJgMbV #UCF #FloridaHighTechCorridor #DukeEnergy #StudentResearchProjects #AcademicResearch #RealWorldApplications #NetZero #CarbonEmissions #UCFOfficeofResearch #IndustryInnovationProgram #WorkforceDevelopment #GridResiliency?Manjunath Matam Yifan Wang Duke Energy Corporation Florida High Tech Corridor Melissa Seixas Paul A. Sohl Winston Schoenfeld

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Unlocking a Brighter Future: Success Stories from the Florida Solar Energy Center In recent years, the City of Cape Canaveral has been striving to transform its transportation landscape into one that is cleaner and more efficient. Surrounded by numerous natural wonders and sensitive ecosystems, reducing environmental impacts while becoming more resilient has become a primary driver for many new initiatives and projects. In 2021, the City Council unanimously adopted the community’s first-ever Resiliency Action Plan, which set the vision and direction for sustainable development and resilience planning across a thirty-year timeframe. Key to this plan was the active reduction of municipal greenhouse gas emissions via the electrification of the local transportation sector. As a result, the city has implemented a series of six new networked dual plug Level 2 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at critical city buildings, parks, and facilities to accommodate not only local electrified traffic but also empower municipal staff members to go electric as well. Such locations include Cape Canaveral City Hall, the City of Cape Canaveral Community Center, Manatee Sanctuary Park, and Banana River Park. Level 2 charging is also available at the city’s Water Reclamation Facility via a different set of stations. Residents are eligible for a discounted charging rate at all city-owned charging stations. City Hall chargers are available 24/7. Congratulations to the City of Cape Canaveral for laying the foundation for sustainability. For the full story visit: https://lnkd.in/e3gjVqGf #CityofCapeCanaveral #BEV #HEV #PHEV #AFV #tailpipeemission #ResiliencyActionPlan #fleetvehicles #zeroemission #Toyota #regenerativebraking #FordF150 #FordFocus #greenhousegasemissions #nissanleaf #hybridpickuptruck #CapeofCanaveralCityHall #ManateeSanctuaryPark #BananaRiverPark #CityofCapeCanaveralCommunityCenter #electricvehicles #porousparkingsurface #environmentalstandards #resiliencegoals #electricvehiclechargingstations Colleen McCann Kettles Elizabeth Myron Zachary Eichholz Wes Morrison

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Unlocking a Brighter Future: Success Stories from the Florida Solar Energy Center Ocala’s Success with Electric Refuse Trucks The City of Ocala was proud to announce a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainability and innovation. Their fleet of electric refuse trucks has officially hit the streets, making a transformative step towards a cleaner, greener, healthier, and quieter future for its community. Given these trucks operate with minimal noise, one of Ocala’s electric truck drivers indicated he might have to retrain some of the residents on his route since they will not be hearing the noisy diesel truck that prompted them to “scurry out with their trash.” Ocala is not just embracing change; they are leading it. Read on…https://lnkd.in/eFM7fMCF #cityofocala #ocala #electricgarbagetruck #sanitationfleet #dieselexhaustemissions #EVFleet #wastehauler #regenerativebraking #DieselEmissionsReductionAct #healthbenefits #environmentalgoals #urbancommunities #offpeakrate #telematics #trash #MackRefuseTruck #environmentalbenefits #electricvehicles #FEMA #CNG #generator #poweroutage #electricvehiclecharging Colleen McCann Kettles Elizabeth Myron Mack Trucks

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Florida Solar Statistics For 2024! Florida’s commitment to solar is already impressive and it is growing at an incredible rate. Between doubling solar capacity, adding more solar jobs, and local utilities offering a wide range of rebates and incentives, the state should serve as the roadmap that other states should follow toward the clean, renewable energy we need for our future. To move from pollution-producing sources, Florida Power & Light swapped a coal-powered plant to a solar site, which is expected to eliminate more than 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide and power up to 14,000 homes. This insightful article can be found at https://lnkd.in/euQGN8JS #forbeshome #solar #Florida #Solarjobs #solarinfrastructure #solarenergy #solartaxincentives #InvestmentTaxCredit #cleanenergy #solarsystems #Floridautility #SuwanneeCounty #rooftopsolar #InflationReductionAct #FPL #homeimprovement #solarstatistics

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While solar energy is naturally a sustainable resource, solar projects still need to put sustainability at the center of their design and operations. How? By finding another sustainable use for the land they occupy to provide benefits beyond solar power generation. Explore the latest trend in solar development: dual-use solar ??