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College taps the sun to power sports center
Lewis and Clark College’s Pamplin Sports Center will be powered partly by the sun under an agreement announced Tuesday, Feb. 19, with Honeywell Building Solutions of Minneapolis.
From LocalNewsDaily.com
Lewis and Clark College’s Pamplin Sports Center will be powered partly by the sun under an agreement announced Tuesday, Feb. 19, with Honeywell Building Solutions of Minneapolis.
It will be first the college or university in Oregon using solar power panels to generate part of the athletic center’s power needs each year. The system also is expected to save the college about $200,000 in energy costs during the next 20 years.
“This project benefits the college and our community in many ways,” said Thomas Hochstettler, Lewis and Clark College president. “It supports our vision toward sustainability, offers our students the opportunity to learn about green technology, and serves as a model for what I hope are many more projects like this all over Oregon.”
Lewis and Clark College also has joined the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create carbon-neutral campuses across the nation.
The sports center’s solar panels are expected to generate more than 97,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, providing about 15 percent of the electricity needs for the center.
The solar power system also could be used as educational programs for to demonstrate renewable energy and conservation.
The Energy Trust of Oregon will help fund part of the project. Advanced Energy Systems of Eugene will install the Honeywell solar panels. The work should be completed this summer, with the panels generating electricity by August.