Energy
Sustainability, mobility and transportation efforts highlighted in FutureVU FY2022 Progress Report
May. 5, 2023—Vanderbilt University made significant progress toward its FutureVU goals in fiscal year 2022, as outlined in the annual progress report. FutureVU is a high-level, holistic framework for the development of campus’s built and exterior environments. That framework gives direction to campus projects and considers core themes such as community enhancement, connectivity, inclusion, accessibility and sustainability. Highlights from...
Vanderbilt to further offset carbon footprint by investing in solar energy projects through Clearloop
Apr. 19, 2023—Vanderbilt University will further offset its carbon footprint by investing in the development of solar energy projects that will expand access to clean energy in the Southeast. A new, multiyear collaboration with Clearloop, a Silicon Ranch company, builds on Vanderbilt’s commitment to powering its campus entirely through renewable energy and maintaining carbon neutrality. Vanderbilt’s investment...
Vanderbilt University joins Silicon Ranch, NES and TVA to ‘flip the switch’ on Vanderbilt I Solar Farm
Apr. 14, 2023—Vanderbilt University joined Silicon Ranch Corp., Nashville Electric Service and Tennessee Valley Authority on April 11 to “flip the switch” on the Vanderbilt I Solar Farm, a 35-megawatt solar facility in Bedford County, Tennessee. The solar facility is a significant step by Vanderbilt toward the ambitious goal it announced in 2019 to power its campus entirely through...
Join Vanderbilt in raising awareness of climate change during Earth Hour on March 25
Mar. 21, 2023—Vanderbilt University will participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 25, to raise awareness about climate change by turning off the exterior lights at West End Tower from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Earth Hour was started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and partners, and it has become a global event with more than 190...
Vanderbilt to begin utility and infrastructure upgrades for campus growth
Jan. 27, 2023—Vanderbilt University is making extensive upgrades to its utilities and other infrastructure as it prepares for campus growth. The Central Utilities Initiative, scheduled to begin in February 2023, will provide enhancements to support various Vandy United projects, the Highland Quad Residential Colleges that will be built along 25th Avenue South, and other future projects. “The Central Utilities Initiative...
Former EPA Administrator Carol Browner to deliver inaugural Distinguished Lecture on Climate Change Governance Sept. 19
Sep. 7, 2022—Carol M. Browner, who served as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1993 to 2001, will deliver the Energy, Environment and Land Use Program’s inaugural Distinguished Lecture on Climate Change Governance in Flynn Auditorium at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19. Carol Browner Browner’s lecture is made possible by the Sally Shallenberger Brown EELU Program...
Do your part to help conserve energy during heat wave
Jun. 15, 2022—With temperatures expected to reach over 100 degrees in the Nashville area, the Vanderbilt University Facilities Department is asking faculty, staff and students to help reduce their energy consumption over the next two weeks. Nashville Electric Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority have requested that Middle Tennessee residents voluntarily reduce their electrical consumption during the...
Vanderbilt, Nashville to participate in Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change
Mar. 23, 2022—Vanderbilt University and the city of Nashville will participate in Earth Hour on Saturday, March 26, to raise awareness about climate change. Started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 by the World Wildlife Fund and partners, Earth Hour has become a global event with more than 185 countries and territories participating. For safety reasons, Vanderbilt will not turn...
Vanderbilt to collaborate on $4.8 million ARPA-E microgrid control project
Feb. 17, 2022—Vanderbilt computer engineers will collaborate with colleagues at North Carolina State University on a new $4.8 million project to develop technology to co-design and control microgrids. The award was among 68 grants exceeding $175 million announced this week by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The research and development projects are aimed aim at...
Solar farm groundbreaking advances Vanderbilt’s large-scale renewable energy partnership
Feb. 10, 2022—A bold partnership that will help Vanderbilt University power its campus entirely through renewable energy is a step further toward that goal with the Jan. 19 groundbreaking for a solar farm in Bedford County, Tennessee. In 2020, Vanderbilt announced two pioneering agreements with the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nashville Electric Service to procure off-site large-scale...