Emory Solar Panels

7 celebrated the operation of newly installed solar panels on the rooftop of emory university s 1599 building on clifton road.

Emory solar panels. A small ceremony on friday aug. Solar energy conversion focus of emory chemist s new research. Emory will install more than 15 000 solar panels across 16 buildings on its druid hills campus which will generate approximately 10 percent of the university s peak energy requirements and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 4 300 metric tons. This is the first of 16 installations that will include more than 15 000 solar panels across emory s atlanta campus that will be installed over the next 12 months.

Emory is committed to reducing energy consumption and meeting building expansion design and construction standards. The rooftop of emory university s gambrell hall is covered with solar panels that are among the first of more than 15 000 solar panels cherry street energy is to install on emory s druid hills campus. Furthering emory s commitment to economic inclusion the installation of solar panels will be conducted as part of a recently launched cherry street energy workforce development program. Reduce campus energy use per square foot by 50 percent and total energy use by 25 percent.

Reduce emory healthcare energy use by 25 percent. Emory university scientists will search for a way to. The installation of these solar arrays will assist emory in achieving its goal of 10 percent on site self generation of power by 2025 as well as a total carbon reduction goal of 50. Emory scientists will search for a way to convert sunlight into storable and transportable fuels as part of a multi institutional research group receiving a 40 million grant from the u s.

By 2025 emory strives to. Tianquan tim lian emory s william henry emerson professor of chemistry will serve as the coordinator for the surface characterization and dynamics portion of project focused on developing new tools for solar energy conversion. Emory university entered into a 22 year power purchase and lease agreement with cherry street energy for solar photovoltaic arrays to be installed around campus.