{"681151":{"#nid":"681151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Organization Spotlight: ElectrifyGT","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectrifyGT is at the forefront of Georgia Tech\u2019s push for a cleaner future.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a student-led consulting organization, ElectrifyGT focuses on decarbonization strategies, aiming to replace fossil fuel or carbon-intensive campus infrastructure with electric alternatives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn alignment with Georgia Tech\u2019s ambitious goal to reach \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/georgia-tech-climate-action-plan\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Enet-zero emissions by 2050\u003C\/a\u003E, ElectrifyGT receives data from Institute departments and administrators, performing financial and carbon analyses to develop informed proposals.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re like a consulting group, but our only client is Georgia Tech,\u201d Khim Viravan, second-year electrical engineering major and president of ElectrifyGT, explained. \u201cOur mission is to raise the student body\u2019s awareness of electrification and work toward obtaining 100% campus electrification.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo achieve this, ElectrifyGT operates as a project-based organization, enabling members to work as consultants.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPast projects include securing two \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/03\/georgia-tech-police-department-energizes-patrol-fleet-electric-suvs-cloned\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFord Mustang Mach-E SUVs for the Georgia Tech Police D\u003C\/a\u003Eepartment as part of an ongoing effort to electrify campus fleets. In 2023, they submitted a Holland Plant electrification paper that won the Carbon Reduction Challenge for the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business in the Scheller College of Business.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis semester, ElectrifyGT has five project teams focusing on fleet electrification analysis, regenerative elevators, building air conditioning efficiency, anaerobic digestion, and supercritical carbon dioxide mask sterilization.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe organization also engages its members by inviting guest speakers. In October, ElectrifyGT hosted Chad Bednar, Delta\u0027s senior global sustainability manager, to discuss the sustainability industry. This semester, they plan to host three speakers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about the future of ElectrifyGT, Viravan discussed her hopes to scale their efforts beyond Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis is our fourth year on campus, so we are a relatively new, smaller organization. I want to see member growth to expand the number of projects we do, but also to consult beyond campus to address the needs of the Atlanta metro area.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElectrifyGT hosts its general body meetings every Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 200, Scheller College of Business.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECheck out the organization on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/electrify-gt\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEngage\u003C\/a\u003E and at \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/electrify_gt\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E@electrify_gt\u003C\/a\u003E on Instagram to learn more.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EElectrifyGT is at the forefront of Georgia Tech\u2019s push for a cleaner future.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ElectrifyGT is at the forefront of Georgia Tech\u2019s push for a cleaner future.  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