Colorado State University Solar Panels

That first array generated 18 9 kilowatts of electricity.

Colorado state university solar panels. Who meet the innovative faculty researchers students and staff of the energy institute. The rows of blue solar panels that dot landscapes and rooftops are typically made out of crystalline silicon the workhorse semiconductor found in virtually every electronic device. Over the last decade colorado state university researchers have led pioneering studies into improving the performance and cost of solar energy by fabricating and. Today the campus has a total of 14 solar arrays that collectively generate 6 754 kilowatts.

The research is a collaborative effort between mark uchanski associate professor in colorado state university s department of horticulture and landscape architecture and sandbox solar a fort collins solar energy startup with offices in the csu powerhouse energy campus. Csu pueblo recently signed a power purchase agreement to bring a 17 million solar panel power project to the university as the main generating source for the academic campus. Colorado state university installed its first array of photovoltaic solar panels a decade ago on the roof of the engineering building. Roughly 30 acres of the campus are designated to solar arrays that generate real.

The team is supported by a grant from the u s.