Bioreserve Solar Panel Denison University Area Acres

After a closed hearing with the.

Bioreserve solar panel denison university area acres.

The reserve encompasses 350 acres in three contiguous sections that are within easy walking distance of campus. They in turn are attracting and supporting birdlife in the college s adjacent 350 acre biological reserve. Denison currently receives 15 of its energy from solar energy. A proposed solar panel array on denison university s biological reserve cleared another hurdle this week as the year long debate over the project continues.

Nrel s previous estimates and calculations of solar energy s land use requirements published several years ago suggested that it could meet the u s total electric demand circa 2005 levels with a footprint of about 0 6 percent of the nation s total land area or somewhere around 14 15 million acres. Our largest solar array comprised of 6750 panels located on a 10 acre degraded field in the college s bioreserve provides 2 3 megawatts of energy. It takes 32 acres of solar power panels to meet the demands of 1 000 homes according to a new study from the national renewable energy laboratory in golden. By comparison imagine solar power.

So many people from all different interests came together to build this project says jeremy king denison s sustainability coordinator. The panels are shiny and look like water. Denison university is a leader among the nation s liberal arts colleges offering some 60 academic programs to 2 200 students in granville ohio. This array along with a smaller teaching array located behind denison s red barn recycling station became active in 2017.

Columnist shares perspectives on proposed solar array.