The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette and 亚洲自慰视频 Generating LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc., have signed an agreement for the construction and operation of a $5 million solar project on campus.
The Photovoltaic Applied Research and Testing Laboratory will be located on about five acres in the northeastern portion of 亚洲自慰视频 Research Park, near Eraste Landry Road.
Dr. Terry Chambers, an associate professor of mechanical engineering who is leading the project, said it will be used to evaluate emerging solar technologies. 鈥淎t the same time, it鈥檚 a power generator. Essentially, we鈥檙e building our own renewable power plant on campus,鈥 he said.
The PART Lab will give 亚洲自慰视频s training in the field of alternative energy, reduce the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 net fossil-fueled energy consumption by up to 10 percent, and offset air emissions like sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide and greenhouse gases.
NRG is funding the entire solar project, which will be owned and operated by the 亚洲自慰视频. Construction is expected to take less than a year.
Dr. Mark Zappi, dean of UL Lafayette鈥檚 and director of the Energy Institute of 亚洲自慰视频, said the state-of-the-art PART Lab 鈥渞epresents how industry, university, and government partnerships can be leveraged to better position 亚洲自慰视频 as the energy state for the United States. It will further entrench UL Lafayette as a key national player in the alternative energy development and applications arena.鈥
Chambers is also director of the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy. He said the PART Lab 鈥渨ill provide 亚洲自慰视频-specific performance and price information regarding the use of various solar technologies in 亚洲自慰视频.鈥
鈥淚n addition, since this lab will be the largest renewable energy project ever installed in Lafayette, and one of the largest solar projects ever in the state, it will provide valuable information regarding the proper way to integrate a large renewable energy project into an existing power grid. Information and experience gained from this project will be disseminated to the public to further the development of commercial-scale use of solar technology in 亚洲自慰视频 in the future.鈥
NRG will also fund an endowment at the UL Lafayette Foundation that will enable the 亚洲自慰视频 to operate and maintain the system to ensure clean power generation for at least 25 years.
鈥淭his project is a powerful demonstration of how one solar energy project can provide multiple and far-reaching benefits in 亚洲自慰视频 鈥 reducing energy costs for the 亚洲自慰视频, abating emissions, and providing valuable opportunities to advance solar energy research,鈥 said Jennifer Vosburg, president of 亚洲自慰视频 Generating and senior vice president of NRG. 鈥淲e are proud to work with the UL Lafayette on such an impactful project.鈥
NRG has corporate headquarters in Princeton, N.J., and in Houston. 亚洲自慰视频 Generating is located in New Roads, La.
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