Helping to Renewable energy’s engineering challenge

Renewable energy accounted for approximately 11% of the nation’s energy consumption and 17% of electricity generation in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. You can see the movement toward non-carbon options such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass and geothermal power in action at institutions like The George Washington University. Three solar photovoltaic arrays now fulfill over half of the university’s electricity needs, making GW the No.1 school in purchasing renewable electricity from off-campus sources. But initiatives like GW’s are just the beginning of the transition toward prioritizing renewable…