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The University of Arizona is making strides to cut down on carbon emissions by partnering with Tucson Electric Power. By the end of May, the campus will obtain all of its grid-based electricity from renewable sources, cutting the university s greenhouse gas footprint by nearly one-third.
UArizona entered into the Large Scale Renewable Energy Agreement with TEP in December 2019. The agreement is the largest of its kind between a university and local utility in North America.
Under the agreement, the university s energy will come from two sources: the Oso Grande Wind Farm in southeastern New Mexico and the Wilmot Energy Center solar-plus-storage system south of Tucson. The Wilmot Energy Center began delivering power to UArizona on April 30, and the wind farm is expected to go online later this month.
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Construction of a rooftop garden and solar panels atop the University of Arizona s Environment and Natural Resources 2, or ENR2, building is complete, and the research phase of the ENR2 Rooftop PV+ Project can now begin.
The method of growing crops under solar panels to increase the efficiency of both is called agrivoltaics – a semantic mashup of agriculture and photovoltaics. When any other kind of plant is used, such as native species instead of crops, the system is called photovoltaic-plus, or PV+.
ENR2 is already a LEED Platinum-certified building, the highest rating in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating program. The Rooftop PV+ Project is a way to demonstrate sustainability in the desert while also providing unique research and learning opportunities for the UArizona community.
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The city of Tucson and a University of Arizona program has received grant funding to aid in their efforts to combat climate change. (Shutterstock)
TUCSON, AZ Tucson is being financially rewarded for its efforts to combat climate change.
The city of Tucson s Climate Action Plan and the University Climate Change Coalition program at the University of Arizona have received a grant from the Arizona Institutes for Resilience to develop community listening sessions, the organization announced in a news release.
The city s plan, headed up by Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, will receive a $16,940 grant. The listening sessions the grant will fund will supplement the city s current efforts to gain input from the community, which it launched through a recent community survey.
University Climate Change Coalition and Mayor Romero receive $16K grant By Shelby Trahan | February 22, 2021 at 10:50 AM MST - Updated February 22 at 10:50 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Mayor Regina Romero and the University Climate Change Coalition program at the University of Arizona have received a grant to develop community listening sessions.
According to a news release, the Arizona Institutes for Resilience awarded a $16,940 grant for the City of Tucsonâs Climate Action Plan. These listening sessions will supplement current efforts to receive community input through a recently launched community survey.
âThe grant is supported by the Technology and Research Initiative Fund,â said John OâNeil, Vice President, Research and Development at the UArizona. âIt will help to position Tucson at the center of an international effort to build climate solutions in partnership between universities and their communities.â
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