Applications for the Renewable Energy Special Project Committee’s Efficient Freezer Rebate Program are open January 18 – February 28, 2024. Winners will be notified on March 8.
The EFRP covers up to 35% of the cost (up to $7,000) for labs in need of new, highly-efficient Ultra-Low Temperature freezers. Typical ULT freezers use as much energy as a single-family home. Through the EFRP, labs can choose from a list of highly efficient freezers, which consume as little as a third of the energy. Labs must currently operate at UNC-Chapel Hill to be eligible.
There are two funding windows per year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Each semester 5-8 labs receive funding.
Last fall, RESPC awarded eight freezers to nine labs (two labs shared a freezer).
- Linnstaedt Lab, UNC School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology
- Alexis Lab, UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology (CEMALB)
- Riddell Lab, UNC Department of Biology
- Hood-Pishchany Lab, UNC School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
- Matera Lab, UNC Department of Biology
- UNC BioSpecimen Processing Facility, Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, UNC School of Medicine
- Pattenden and Hathaway Labs, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
To learn more about the program and to begin the application process, visit the RESPC website.