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Energy: Solar and Wind
The LISRI, in turn, is part of the US Department of Energy’s Million Solar Roofs Initiative (MSRI). Announced in June 1997, the goal of the MSRI is to install solar energy systems on one million U.S. buildings by 2010. The U.S. Department of Energy, through its Regional Offices, focuses its efforts on national, state and local partnerships, that include the building industry, other federal agencies, local and state governments, utilities, energy service providers, the solar energy industry, financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations. Its goal is to remove market barriers to solar energy use and develop and strengthen local demand for solar energy products and applications. As a partner in the LISRI, the Institute has hosted informational solar seminars at the Southampton campus, and plans to host more seminars at both the Southampton and C.W. Post Campuses in the Autumn of 2002. Additionally, staff from the ISD participated in the April 2002 Solar Conference hosted by SUNY Farmingdale’s Solar Energy Center, another partner in the LISRI. Finally, Institute staff members participated in the Peer-to-Peer workshop for MSRI partners in the Northeast Region in September 2002.
Southampton College is the host site of a 10kW wind turbine. The turbine, co-sponsored by the US Department of Energy, AWS Scientific, Inc., and the Long Island Power Authority, was installed in May 2002. In addition to generating electricity, the turbine will provide students and faculty with data for research and educational projects, which the Institute will help coordinate. The turbine is connected to the campus grid system at the Montauk Quad on the north end of campus, and is estimated to generate up to 13,200 kW of electricity per year. |
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