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Impact on Kentucky's Goals for Energy Independence. The Conn Center's mission will help with the following goals of KY's energy plan.Improve the energy efficiency of Kentucky's homes, buildings, industries and transportation fleet.Increase Kentucky's use of renewable energy.Sustainably grow Kentucky's production of biofuels..
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1. Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research and Environmental Stewardship (CCRERES)
2. Impact on Kentucky’s Goals for Energy Independence The Conn Center’s mission will help with the following goals of KY’s energy plan.
Improve the energy efficiency of Kentucky’s homes, buildings, industries and transportation fleet.
Increase Kentucky’s use of renewable energy.
Sustainably grow Kentucky’s production of biofuels.
3. Initial Organization In April 2009, the Governor appointed a 10 member board for the Conn Center
Initial research themes that will likely be proposed to the Conn Center Board
Energy storage
Alternative fuels
Smart grids
Energy efficiency
New energy sources
4. The Conn Center and KY Cyber Infrastructure Energy Efficiency
Reduce overall energy demand
Reduce personal carbon foot print
Education
Smart Grids
Distributed energy generation and storage
Grid stabilization
Distributed Data Centers
Reduce carbon emissions via renewable energy sources