{"id":68667,"date":"2015-10-16T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=68667"},"modified":"2024-04-16T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T20:51:55","slug":"ucfs-clean-energy-projects-featured-on-solar-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucfs-clean-energy-projects-featured-on-solar-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF’s Clean Energy Projects Featured on Solar Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 海角直播\u2019s sustainability efforts will take center stage Friday and Saturday when clean-energy enthusiasts will tour solar power installations around Orlando.<\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s main campus is a featured stop on a tour of residential and commercial sites from noon to 4 p.m. both days. The local tour was organized by the Florida Renewable Energy Association as part of the 20th Annual National Solar Tour conducted by its parent organization, the American Solar Energy Society.<\/p>\n

On a national level, the tour exhibiting renewable energy technologies is the largest grassroots solar event in the country, with over 160,000 participants visiting 3,200 solar energy sites.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll have plenty to see at UCF, said David Norvell, the university\u2019s assistant vice president for sustainability initiatives.<\/p>\n

Among the featured stops on the UCF campus are:<\/p>\n

  • The biggest and most recent solar installation at UCF, a cluster of photovoltaic panels alongside Garage B that generates 107 kilowatts, enough to power about 50 homes.<\/li>\n
  • A solar-powered charging station for electric vehicles adjacent to Memory Mall near Health and Public Affairs II building.<\/li>\n
  • Photovoltaic panels mounted as an awning on the side of the Engineering I building that provide both energy and shade.<\/li>\n
  • A 22 kilowatt installation on the roof of the Harris Corporation Engineering Center.<\/li>\n

    Solar power has become more economically feasible since the university installed the solar awning on the Engineering I building.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThroughout this time, costs have gone from about $10 per watt in the early 2000s to 60 cents per watt now,\u201d Norvell said. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredible story about how technology has improved.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Solar energy is one tool in UCF\u2019s quest to be a greener campus. In 2007, UCF President John C. Hitt signed the American College & 海角直播 Presidents\u2019 Climate Commitment, making UCF one of the first to pledge to be climate neutral by 2050.<\/p>\n

    To achieve that goal, the university must have no net greenhouse gas emissions. There are interim goals, including a big one already underway: ensuring that by 2020, 15 percent of the energy used by UCF comes from renewable sources rather than fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe\u2019re reducing our emissions \u2013 that\u2019s where this started,\u201d Norvell said. \u201cBut now solar is a very economically viable source of energy. It\u2019s great when those two things come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The solar tour, which also includes several stops at homes in Orlando, is free and open to the public. The sites are the same on each day. Visit here for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 海角直播\u2019s sustainability efforts will take center stage Friday and Saturday when clean-energy enthusiasts will tour solar power installations around Orlando. UCF\u2019s main campus is a featured stop on a tour of residential and commercial sites from noon to 4 p.m. both days. 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