Energy testbed and deployment strategy defining Virginia as a hub of innovation
Energy DELTA Lab, formally launched with the Virginia Energy Plan to diversify Southwest Virginia’s economy, is helping the Virginia achieve energy security and reliability while accelerating the commercialization and deployment of innovative energy technologies.
The initiative is a collaboration of business attraction campaign InvestSWVA, the Southwest Virginia Energy Research and Development Authority and the Virginia Department of Energy. Lead private partners include Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia.
An economic development strategy to drive growth and diversify Southwest Virginia’s economy.
The DELTA Lab’s purpose is to deploy innovative and clean energy technologies on new “energy ready sites” with the ultimate goal of diversifying the region’s economy and providing energy companies speed to market related to testing and project development. Its project portfolio represents the spectrum of technologies and related industrial operations, including solar, wind, hydrogen, energy storage, pumped-storage hydro, energy efficient data centers and other emerging energy technologies.