*Media Advisory* Contact: David Nixon,
(808) 956-7718
dnixon@hawaii.edu
UH Mânoa campus to unveil new solar energy testbed
WHAT: Launch of Sustainable Saunders Solar Initiative,
the first renewable energy testbed on the UH Mânoa campus *
WHEN: Monday, August 31, 2009*10:30 a.m.*
WHERE: Saunders Hall, seventh-floor lanai*
Located between HawaiŒi Hall and Crawford Hall*
Mauka end of UH Mânoa campus*
WHO: David Nixon UH Mânoa associate professor in the
College of Social Sciences Public Policy Center, and director of the
Sustainable Saunders Initiative. "Our vision is to make Saunders Hall
the embodiment of sustainability on the Mânoa campus, and renewable
energy generation is an important component."
* Steve Godmere and Chris DeBone owners of
the Hawai'i Energy Connection partnership. "This is a great
opportunity to contribute to the University¹s educational and research
efforts in sustainability. Micro-inverters are an important innovation
in turning sun power into electricity they're less expensive, more
convenient, and more efficient than traditional power inverters."
* Jeremy Kowalczyk physics graduate student and
Energy Team leader for Sustainable Saunders. "We're particularly
excited about the micro-inverters, a new approach to translating the DC
power from solar panels into AC power that increases efficiency of the
system by 10-15 percent."
* The Energy Team Sustainable Saunders students*
The UH Mânoa campus will be the demonstration site of a new
solar energy testbed featuring innovative "micro-inverter" technology.
There will be gizmos on display (including a solar panel and new
micro-inverter), and donors and students will be available for interviews.
Saunders Hall is home to the first renewable energy testbed
functioning on a Mânoa rooftop, courtesy of donations and logistical
assistance from Hawai'i Energy Connection, Enphase Energy, and the UH
Mânoa Sustainability Council. The system went live on August 14, 2009.
The first project for the testbed will evaluate
micro-inverter technology that improves the efficiency of solar power
arrays. Micro-inverters convert power from DC to AC for each panel
individually, so the solar array is not limited by the performance of
the worst-performing panel. The micro-inverters communicate real-time
power production data from each of our solar array to a central Web site
that archives historical data. See
<http://www.publicpolicycenter.hawaii.edu/solaronsaunders.html>
The University of Hawai`i at Mânoa serves approximately 20,000
students pursuing 225 different degrees. Coming from every Hawaiian
island, every state in the nation, and more than 100 countries, UH Mânoa
students matriculate in an enriching environment for the global exchange
of ideas.
For more information, visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu
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