Creighton University Largest Solar Panel

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.

Creighton university largest solar panel. May 7 2010 omaha neb. Located on a 928 acre wildlife refuge in oroville calif this small school was the first college in the u s. Between 2010 and 2013 the total amount of installed photovoltaics in nebraska tripled. 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.

Could michigan be the next purpa boom state pv magazine. 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. To become a grid positive college. Creighton university will harness nebraska s sunshine and wind this spring as the university begins assembling a large array of solar panels and.

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. We re trying to apply everything they ve learned to a real life project hopp says. As the largest solar array in nebraska creighton s program is locally a joint enterprise between the university and the omaha public power district. 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.

3rd place creighton university. Together these panels generate 4 5 megawatts of direct current or over 6 million kwh of electricity per year. The school provides over 100 percent of its electricity needs via 25 000 solar panels. But the heaviest investor is the u s.

Recent estimates show that proper use of rooftop solar panel nebraska could generate 21 of the state s current power demand. The state s two largest solar installations are at creighton university and the norfolk operations center. 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. The team also designed a small pv system for the 55 south facing wall on the architecture building.