Creighton University Largest Solar Panel

May 7 2010 omaha neb.

Creighton university largest solar panel.

Catholic charities of the washington archdiocese announced plans july 10 for a 2. The largest ground based solar array to date in the nation s capital is being built by the catholic church. But the heaviest investor is the u s. A new pair of energy technology programs.

Together these panels generate 4 5 megawatts of direct current or over 6 million kwh of electricity per year. I am pleased to note that creighton university is now the largest producer of solar energy in the state of nebraska with campus solar panels helping power campus facilities and new wind turbines on the horizon. Could michigan be the next purpa boom state pv magazine. As the largest solar array in nebraska creighton s program is locally a joint enterprise between the university and the omaha public power district.

The energiplant the second on creighton s campus resembles a roughly 12 foot tall metal flower with a bloom doubling as a wind turbine and four metal leaves embedded with solar panels all producing about 300 watts of power. Creighton university will harness nebraska s sunshine and wind this spring as the university begins assembling a large array of solar panels and. Department of energy with a 1 2 million stimulus package grant going to creighton for green technology and an additional 1 2 million grant funding something more. The school provides over 100 percent of its electricity needs via 25 000 solar panels.

The state s two largest solar installations are at creighton university and the norfolk operations center. To become a grid positive college. We re trying to apply everything they ve learned to a real life project hopp says. Recent estimates show that proper use of rooftop solar panel nebraska could generate 21 of the state s current power demand.

This team proposed two phases of development that included two distinct solar pv and battery systems including rooftop pv systems on four campus buildings and ground mounted pv arrays with single axis trackers. Creighton s energy technology program offers two undergraduate degree tracks as well as a minor in sustainable energy and its outdoor classroom includes the largest solar array in the state of nebraska. In june 2010 with the assistance of funding from the us department of energy and the omaha public power district creighton university deployed a variety of solar and wind energy collection systems on the grounds of the main campus including an array of solar panels that was the largest in nebraska at the time. 3rd place creighton university.