Arnold Arboretum Solar Panels

Arboretum director william ned friedman said the find is a reminder that even as humans dominate nature to an unprecedented extent natural processes still continue in seemingly unnatural environments like the solar panels that provide about a third of the arboretum s power.

Arnold arboretum solar panels.

One such initiative is the arnold arboretum s installation of 1 000 plus solar panels. Join us in making the arnold arboretum more sustainable and responsive to climate change. Through research education and horticulture the arnold arboretum of harvard university discovers and disseminates knowledge of the plant kingdom to foster. Researchers kristie tanner foreground and olga mayoral collecting samples from the solar panels on the arboretum s hunnewell building in 2018.

With a projected completion date in fall 2019 the weld hill solar project represents the arnold arboretum s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date. Support the weld hill solar project by sponsoring one or multiple panels at 1000 each or with a gift of any amount and work with us to honor our commitment to conserving our planet s biodiversity. The harvard gazette reports a researcher has discovered a new bacterium on solar panels atop the arnold arboretum s hunnewell building. A striking drone and time lapse video captures the scale of the arnold arboretum s dedication to harnessing solar power including its newest project at the weld hill building.

Video courtesy of the arnold arboretum of. Read more about. Comprising nearly 1300 solar panels the system is capable of producing an estimated 566 409 kwh annually approximately 30 of the weld hill research building s total energy load. Mayoral is from university of valencia.

The new species is marked by the presence of colorful carotenoid pigments and an affinity for solar radiation high temperatures limited nutrients and desiccation.