solar power
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December 9, 2024
University to begin installing solar power sites on campus
New solar installations across U-M’s Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses will have a total capacity of 25 megawatts of renewable electricity after a three-year installation process is complete.
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October 7, 2024
U-M students partner with Brazilians to improve rural communities
A group of U-M engineering students has worked closely with rural communities in Brazil’s Pantanal region on ways to improve residents’ lives, like putting power in schools and designing innovative incinerators. These efforts aim to support autonomy, preserve unique habitats and generate ecotourism.
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July 28, 2024
Solar Car Team takes first in American Solar Challenge
With dedication, caffeine and the kindness of a competitor, U-M’s Solar Car Team has won the American Solar Challenge, an eight-day, distance-based race from Tennessee to Wyoming.
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May 16, 2024
University proceeds with plan for campus solar power projects
U-M is moving ahead with plans to construct on-campus solar power installations with a capacity of 25 megawatts across all three campuses, hiring Houston-based Radial Power to design and build them.
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April 22, 2024
Survey explores perceptions of large-scale solar projects
Among residents living within three miles of large-scale solar energy developments, positive attitudes about the projects outnumbered negative attitudes by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, according to a new survey.
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April 22, 2024
Climate change will boost value of rooftop solar panels, study shows
Climate change will increase the future value of residential rooftop solar panels across the United States by up to 19% by the end of the century, according to a new study led by U-M researchers.
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November 16, 2023
$3M NSF grant to boost state-of-the-art solar manufacturing
A new breed of semiconductors that could enable breakthroughs in solar cells and LEDs will benefit from cutting-edge manufacturing approaches, through a new project led by U-M.
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February 22, 2023
U-M seeking 25 megawatts of on-campus solar power
The university is planning to build on-campus solar installations with a capacity of 25 megawatts across the Dearborn, Flint and Ann Arbor campuses, including Michigan Medicine and Athletics.
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December 1, 2021
$3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $3.4 million to a pair of U-M projects that are working to improve heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy.
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April 19, 2021
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