Solar Car Derby & Educator Workshops

Golden Girls Solar Car
Location:
Seattle, WA
Grade Level:
3-12
Technology Type:
solar

With generous support from the Boeing Foundation, Solar 4R Schools piloted our first solar car engineering challenge event in 2014. The event leveraged contributions from the Seattle Mariners and Bonneville Power Administration while utilizing the iconic influence of professional sports to create a powerful impact on the 14 student teams that participated. As a precursor to the challenge event, Solar 4R Schools... Read full project narrative >>

Sonoji Sakai Intermediate

Location:
Bainbridge Island, WA
Grade Level:
5-6
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
5.00 - kilowatts

Sonoji Sakai Intermediate School was built in 1999 and has won awards for its “green” design. The lights turn off automatically, the school has bioswales that protect the salmon stream behind it and it is built on registered backyard wildlife habitat.

As a Renewable School, Sonoji Sakai Intermediate school in Bainbridge Island, Washington is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 5.1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system's performance data as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in... Read full project narrative >>

SOU - Hannon Library

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
6.00 - kilowatts

In August of 2000 several Pacific Northwest power concerns worked together to commission the installation of three significant photovoltaic (PV) systems in Ashland.

One of these was installed on the Southern Oregon University's Hannon Library. The 6-kilowatt PV system on Hannon Library consists of 24 solar panels connected together to send power that feeds directly into the City of Ashland's 3-phase power grid, at 220 volts AC.

At the time of the project, energy monitoring services provided to the university by Solar 4R Schools connected the live performance data from... Read full project narrative >>

SOU - McLoughlin Residence Hall

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
73.70 - kilowatts

In 2014 Southern Oregon University installed a 73.7 kW solar electric system at the McLoughlin Residence Hall and an 82.5kW system at nearby Shasta Residence Hall. These solar arrays were made possible with funding support from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. These are the fourth and fifth major solar installations at SOU, following a 32.5kW system at the Stevenson Union and 56kW at the Higher Education Center in Medford, Oregon. The power generated by these systems offsets the university's utility bills, reduces the school's carbon footprint, and helps protect local air quality.... Read full project narrative >>

SOU - Shasta Residence Hall

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
82.50 - kilowatts

In 2014 Southern Oregon University installed a 73.7 kW solar electric system at the McLoughlin Residence Hall and an 82.5kW system at nearby Shasta Residence Hall. These solar arrays were made possible with funding support from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. These are the fourth and fifth major solar installations at SOU, following a 32.5kW system at the Stevenson Union and 56kW at the Higher Education Center in Medford, Oregon. The power generated by these systems offsets the university's utility bills, reduces the school's carbon footprint, and helps protect local air quality... Read full project narrative >>

SOU - Stevenson Union

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
32.00 - kilowatts

In 2013, the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University installed a 31.59-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system at Stevenson Union. The power generated reduces the university's utility bills, works to displace fossil fuel-based electricity from the power grid and helps protect local air quality.

Energy monitoring services provided to the university by the Solar 4R Schools program connected live performance data from their PV system to the Energy Exploration Center at Solar4RSchools.org. Students and educators nationwide can chart, graph and analyze the system's performance data... Read full project narrative >>

South Whidbey High School

Location:
Langley, WA
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.60 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, South Whidbey High School in Langley, Washington is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.6-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms.

The project reflects the community’s commitment to educate students and community members about sustainable power and transportation. The PV system and accompanying electric vehicle recharging station were installed on the roof of the sports stadium by the community,... Read full project narrative >>

Southwest Middle School

Location:
Lawrence, KS
Grade Level:
6-8
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

As a Renewable School, Southwest Middle School in Lawrence, Kansas is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. Energy monitoring provided by the Solar 4R Schools program made the live performance data from their PV system available for educational purposes at the time of the project.

The project award from Solar 4R Schools is helping create a brighter future for students at Southwest Middle School. The system was... Read full project narrative >>

Springdale, AR - Curriculum Development and Training

Location:
Springdale, AR

Made possible through funding from the Arconic Foundation, this workshop focused on bringing hybrid or at-home STEM learning opportunities to students during the COVID-19 pandemic that focused on hands-on, customized curriculum. CE worked through a Clean Energy Coach model, working with teacher leaders to develop new learning experiences for students that meet the needs of a pandemic schooling environment. In this particular instance, CE worked with Clean Energy Coach Rhett Barrett, Instructional Facilitator for Springdale Public Schools, to build new middle school science curriculum... Read full project narrative >>

Springdale, AR -- 2022 Storytime STEM Training

Location:
Springdale, AR

In 2022, CE collaborated with the Springdale School District in Springdale, PA to deliver a hybrid STEM training focusing on K-2 literacy linkages to STEM topics. This training used Storytime STEM Packs, a tool developed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit that engages students in stories to launch engineering design activities. Kits used in this training specifically used the stories of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and My Papi Has a Motorcycle to guide students through the process of building energy transformation solutions.  CE delivered this training virtually, sending the kits to... Read full project narrative >>

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