ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the progress made by sport facilities around the world regarding the Sustainable Development Goal 7. This goal involves generating affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy options for all, as well as reporting on and evaluating renewable energy options. Examples of sport facilities integrating solar, wind, geothermal, hybrid systems, or other options are outlined, and a vision advancing to 50% of sport facilities worldwide utilizing renewable energy to meet their demands is presented. Importantly, the authors note early indications of a trend that sport facility power generation is being utilized to aid local communities with their electrical requirements. This means the stage has been set for sport facilities to contribute to solving the international energy challenge of reliable power generation for the benefit of all. A call is made for practitioners and academics to advance practical understandings and academic literature examinations of sport facilities and renewable energy options, advances, and potential barriers in an effort to develop best practices.
