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.
By comparison imagine solar power.
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.
The panels are shiny and look like water.
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.
They in turn are attracting and supporting birdlife in the college s adjacent 350 acre biological reserve.
After a closed hearing with the.
Denison university is a leader among the nation s liberal arts colleges offering some 60 academic programs to 2 200 students in granville ohio.
Columnist shares perspectives on proposed solar array.
This array along with a smaller teaching array located behind denison s red barn recycling station became active in 2017.
So many people from all different interests came together to build this project says jeremy king denison s sustainability coordinator.
Denison currently receives 15 of its energy from solar energy.
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.
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.