Rosa Parks Elementary School

Location:
Portland, OR
Grade Level:
PK-5
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.10 - kilowatts

As a Renewable School, Rosa Parks Elementary in Portland, Oregon is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system, and leveraging the system as an educational tool to bring energy topics to life in their classrooms. The school, a model of efficient design, has received recognition as a LEED® Certified Green Building.

Rosa Parks' teachers will use the photovoltaic system to enhance their classes. Thanks to support from the Energy Trust of Oregon in 2006, educators within the school... Read full project narrative >>

North Mountain Park Nature Center

Location:
Ashland, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

Located in Ashland, the panels were installed on the roof of the pavilion at North Mountain Park just east of the Nature Center in October of 2005. The PV modules collect solar energy and a utility-interactive inverter converts the DC power from the PV array to AC power. The power is then synchronized with the city's electricity. BEF assisted in the project by providing data monitoring service in October 2008. Energy monitoring provided by the Solar 4R Schools... Read full project narrative >>

John Hay High School

Location:
Cleveland, OH
Grade Level:
9-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.10 - kilowatts

This project was possible thanks to the generous support of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). The project installation was led by a "Women in Solar" committee of their 2007 annual conference. This project is the fifth collaboration between Solar 4R Schools and ASES to support solar education, solar career development and energy education in the location of an ASES National Solar Energy Conference.

As a Renewable School, John Hay High School is building a dedicated community of renewable energy educators, generating clean energy through their 1.1-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV... Read full project narrative >>

Clark Columbia Vista Corporation

Location:
Vancouver, WA
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
2.16 - kilowatts

The 2.16-kilowatt roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) installation at Columbia Vista Corporation provides power to the company's mill. This demonstration project is a direct result of the success of Clark Public Utilities' (CPU) green power program, Green Lights. The solar electric system was funded by revenues from this voluntary program, which allows utility customers to purchase non-polluting, renewable energy. Energy monitoring provided to Columbia Vista Corporation connected real-time performance data from their PV system to the Energy Exploration Center for educational purposes at the... 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 >>

Encore Ceramics

Location:
Grants Pass, OR
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
29.00 - kilowatts

In 2005, BEF provided Encore Ceramics a loan to cover the costs of equipment and installation for a 29-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system. At the time of installation, this system was the sixth-largest in the Pacific Northwest, and served as a great start toward the company's goal of energy self-sufficiency. Currently, the system serves approximately four percent of the company's electricity needs. Encore Ceramics hopes to install a larger PV system on their newest building, which was specifically designed to support a system of up to 140-kilowatts. Energy monitoring of their PV system and... Read full project narrative >>

WA School for the Blind

Location:
Vancouver, WA
Grade Level:
PK-12
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
23.70 - kilowatts

The Ogden Resource Center serves as a test for large scale, state-owned buildings. At the time of installation, the system was one of the largest building-dedicated systems in the Pacific Northwest, based on kilowatts of power generated per square feet of building space. The Ogden Resource center is a new building on the Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB) campus. It serves as Washington's K-12 instructional resource center for blind and visually impaired children. The building integrates many sustainable elements, including the only modular earthroof on the west coast,... Read full project narrative >>

Del Pueblo School

Location:
Denver, CO
Grade Level:
K-5
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
1.00 - kilowatt

The 1.1 kW solar-electric system installed at Del Pueblo Elementary School was donated to the school as part of the 2006 Legacy Adopt-A-School project and provides a teaching, research and hands-on demonstration opportunity for students. The project was the result of a collaborative effort between BEF and the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). The system is supplemented by a curriculum package, as well as a web-based monitoring system that provides real-time access to the system's performance data from any internet-enabled computer. Read full project narrative >>

Lake Metroparks, Farmpark

Location:
Kirtland, OH
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
2.00 - kilowatts

Visitors to the Lake Metroparks Farmpark are learning the characteristics and benefits of solar power by controlling an interactive 2-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) array tracker installed at the park in 2007. As they attempt to optimize the array's relationship to the sun, a pond fountain will change height as a direct result of the power produced. 

Energy monitoring provided to the Park by the Solar 4R Schools program made the live performance data from their PV system accessible to the community for educational purposes at the time of the project. The installation will also act as an... Read full project narrative >>

Bellingham Environmental Learning Center

Location:
Bellingham, WA
Technology Type:
solar
PV System Size:
2.10 - kilowatts

A 2.1 kW demonstration solar installation is shining a light on the City of Bellingham’s commitment to clean, renewable energy. The solar electric power system has been installed on the roof of the city’s Environmental Learning Center at Maritime Heritage Park and is designed to educate visitors to the center on the functions and benefits of solar electric power, while providing clean energy to help offset a portion of the facility’s electricity use. Energy monitoring provided to the Center has connected the live... Read full project narrative >>

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