Bioreserve Solar Panel Denison University Area Acres

A few friends hiking on nearby trails have asked him about the new pond or lake installed on a small section of about 350 acres of forested preserve owned.

Bioreserve solar panel denison university area 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. So many people from all different interests came together to build this project says jeremy king denison s sustainability coordinator. They in turn are attracting and supporting birdlife in the college s adjacent 350 acre biological reserve. Denison university s pollinator friendly solar array is the first of its kind in the state of ohio and the first in a five state area demonstrating an innovative and productive use for the land.

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. After a closed hearing with the. 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.

Denison currently receives 15 of its energy from solar energy. The reserve encompasses 350 acres in three contiguous sections that are within easy walking distance of campus. This array along with a smaller teaching array located behind denison s red barn recycling station became active in 2017. Denison s biological reserve was established by the board of trustees in 1966 through the efforts of professor robert alrutz who served as director until his retirement in 1990.

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