The program will evaluate emerging and sustainable
technologies from Nostromo and 16 other participants for potential
implementation in GSA's federal building portfolio
IRVINE,
Calif., July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
Nostromo Energy, provider of the IceBrick® system, a virtual
power plant-enabled thermal energy storage for commercial and
industrial buildings, announced today that it has been selected by
the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), together with 16 additional emerging
and sustainable technologies, for real-world evaluation in GSA's
federally owned real estate portfolio. GSA manages more than 363
million square feet of space across nearly 8,400 federally owned
and leased buildings.
The testing will be conducted under GSA's Green Proving Ground
(GPG) program, which introduces emerging technologies from the
private sector into federal buildings, evaluates their
effectiveness, and publishes information about the technologies for
public and private sector use. The GPG program drives the push for
net-zero emissions in federal buildings while reducing operational
costs, setting an example for leading market transformation through
sustainable technologies.
The Biden-Harris administration has set a goal of sourcing
100% carbon pollution-free electricity on a net annual basis by
2030. The plan's targets include 50% carbon pollution-free
electricity for federal facilities on a 24/7 basis, using measures
such as clean energy procurement, on-site clean energy generation,
on-site energy storage, and grid-interactive efficient buildings.
Nostromo's IceBrick® energy storage technology is designed to
support and enable the use of carbon pollution-free
electricity.
'We are proud to be selected for this prestigious program by GSA
and DOE, who are leading the way to achieving the U.S.
administration's admirable climate goals," said Yoram Ashery, CEO
of Nostromo Energy. "Commercial buildings have an outsized impact
on the grid every day. By addressing this potential impact with
technologies such as Nostromo's IceBrick®, we will be able to close
a wide gap in energy storage and load management. This will be
achieved by leveraging the largest energy end-use in commercial
buildings - peak-hour cooling - and transforming it into storage
that can be integrated with the power grid through virtual power
plants."
About Nostromo
Nostromo Energy's ice-based energy storage solution is designed
to enable commercial and industrial buildings to become sustainable
energy storage assets and reduce their energy costs and carbon
emissions. Nostromo's IceBrick® system uses ice to store energy
when electricity prices are low and renewable energy is abundant,
and later discharges the energy to avoid purchasing electricity
that is both carbon-intensive and expensive. In this way, Nostromo
is helping to accelerate the renewable revolution and support a
carbon-free electric grid, while offering building owners a safe,
clean, and financially beneficial energy storage solution. The
IceBrick® is non-flammable, modular, and compact, easily
retrofitted to existing commercial and industrial buildings. To
learn more about Nostromo and the IceBrick® technology, visit
www.nostromo.energy.
Contact:
Rebecca Ash
rebecca@gova10.com
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