{"658006":{"#nid":"658006","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Brown, Georgia Tech Alumni Publish Article on Utility-scale Solar","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThree members of the Georgia Tech community recently published an \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rser.2022.112318\u0022\u003Earticle\u003C\/a\u003E in \u003Cem\u003ERenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews\u003C\/em\u003E titled \u0026ldquo;Carbon Drawdown Potential of Utility-Scale Solar in the United States: Evidence from the State of Georgia.\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/marilyn-a-brown\u0022\u003EMarilyn Brown\u003C\/a\u003E, Regents Professor and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy, served as primary author; Georgia Tech alumni Ranal Tudawe and Hamilton Steimer were co-authors. Steimer graduated from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mseem\u0022\u003EMaster of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management\u003C\/a\u003E program in 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the article, the authors discuss utility-scale solar systems, or those which \u0026ldquo;use ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems to convert solar energy into electricity.\u0026rdquo; These systems, they explain, are larger than customer-owned rooftop solar or community solar systems. They provide evidence of the benefits of utility-scale solar, both from a consumer and carbon footprint standpoint.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBrown et al. argue, however, that choosing utility-scale solar over rooftop solar \u0026mdash; instead of developing both technologies \u0026mdash; is not the most effective way to develop a clean energy economy in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Choosing one or the other type of solar represents a false dichotomy,\u0026rdquo; the authors write. \u0026ldquo;Ultimately, meeting science-based climate goals will require a broad, deep, and rapid response that engages both utility-scale and rooftop solar.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the full article at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rser.2022.112318\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rser.2022.112318\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe paper was published in \u0026quot;Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The paper was published in \u0022Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.\u0022"}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-05-06 15:12:44","changed_gmt":"2022-05-06 15:13:14","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"657795":{"id":"657795","type":"image","title":"Marilyn Brown headshot","body":null,"created":"1651240925","gmt_created":"2022-04-29 14:02:05","changed":"1651241034","gmt_changed":"2022-04-29 14:03:54","alt":"Marilyn Brown, Regents\u0027 and Brook Byers Professor of Sustainable Systems in the School of Public Policy","file":{"fid":"249330","name":"Marilyn A Brown DSC_2963.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Marilyn%20A%20Brown%20DSC_2963.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Marilyn%20A%20Brown%20DSC_2963.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":341650,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Marilyn%20A%20Brown%20DSC_2963.jpg?itok=KqXX5hPQ"}}},"media_ids":["657795"],"groups":[{"id":"648414","name":"_OLD: Ivan Allen College \u0022The Buzz\u0022"},{"id":"1289","name":"School of Public Policy"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"167183","name":"solar energy"},{"id":"8732","name":"clean energy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Public Policy | Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}