April 2018 Buyer's Share
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RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the April 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,403.0 Megawatt hours, see attached file.
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Projects Updates for collection: Renewable Energy Projects
Student-Led InSPIRE Campus Solar Charging Station
Associated Project(s):Student-Led InSPIRE Campus Solar Charging Station project submited to SSC.
starting to generate power
Associated Project(s):Update from Joyce Mast, "Our solar panels are supposed to be producing power today, as of this am the research panels were still not hooked up. Still, power production is imminent."
iWG meeting minutes April 9th, 2018
Associated Project(s):Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on April 9th, 2018.
Attached Files:Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) interested in renewables
Associated Project(s):The Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT), located in Rantoul, is interested in the options for installing renewable energy generation at their site. ICT is part of the University of Illinois, so they will talk with F&S Utilities & Energy Services about the options.
March 2018 Buyer's Share
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the March 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,716.1 Megawatt hours, see attached file.
Attached Files:REC certification
Associated Project(s):The wind rec’s are certified by M-RETS. That is the regional entity that issues unique certificates for the environmental attributes.
iWG meeting minutes March 14th, 2018
Associated Project(s):Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on March 14th, 2018.
Attached Files:February 2018 Buyer's Share
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the February 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,382.9 Megawatt hours, see attached file.
Attached Files:potential to add solar on Oak Street library
Associated Project(s):There is a grant for helping libraries go green, which could potentially support solar at the Oak Street facility.
EBSCO has expanded this year’s EBSCO Solar Grant. For the first time, it will provide three $100,000 grants to libraries looking to install solar arrays. If you’re eager to show your community the benefits of solar energy or to add to your sustainability plans, consider applying to the EBSCO Solar Grant now through April 30th. The winner will be announced on June 22nd, 2018, both online and at ALA Annual 2018.
News article about Solar Farm
Associated Project(s):The Illinois News Bureau shared the solar farm news: http://illinois.edu/emailer/newsletter/159203.html.
iWG agenda February 2, 2018
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:Final project reports for Fall 2017
Associated Project(s):The CEE 398 Project Based Learning and the Sustainability Minor's ENVS 492 Capstone students completed their nine fall 2017 reports.
There were five projects completed for capstone partners:
- Energy Dashboards for Accenture
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Johnson Controls
- Food Hub Study for The Land Connection
- Sensors and Green Buildings for CERL
- Biomass Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) for Chip Energy
There were four other projects completed by CEE students:
- Rain Garden Design
- Solar and Green Roofs Analysis
- Food Waste to Energy
- ADA Sidewalk Repair Cost Analysis
Site Selection Committee formed
Associated Project(s):The formal site selection committee was formed today to finalize a location for the potential second solar farm.
Solar Farm Back Online
Associated Project(s):The Solar Farm resumed full electricity production Thursday, January 25, after repairs to the site’s three inverters were completed. http://fs.illinois.edu/resources/newsroom/2018/02/01/solar-farm-back-online
Attached Files:Ad Hoc Advisory Committee charged
Associated Project(s):F&S Interim Executive Director Helen Coleman charged the Solar Farm 2.0 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee today to assist with an evaluation of the opportunity by soliciting proposals for a second solar farm. See attached letter.
Attached Files:January 2018 Buyer's Share
Associated Project(s):RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the January 2018 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totalling 2,868.4 Megawatt hours, see attached file.
Attached Files:IWG Meeting Minutes November 30, 2017
Associated Project(s):Attached Files:EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 recommendation - Assessment with all comments
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on October 27th, 2017, to discuss and start the assessment of the SWATeam recommendation EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0. The iWG's final recommendation was:
"The iWG agrees that this is the most cost-effective method for meeting the iCAP objective of 25,000 MWh/year of on-campus solar generation by FY25. To meet that goal, the Solar Farm 2.0 project needs to begin soon, under F&S direction."
See attached the iWG assessment complete with official comments from all the iWG members.
Attached Files:17F SSC Semesterly Report - High Resolution Temperature Profiling & Thermal Analysis
Associated Project(s):Fall 2017 Semesterly Report Submitted to the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC)
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