THE SOLAR COLLEGE: REDUCING CARBON FOOT PRINT WITH GREEN TECHNOLOGIES-CASE STUDY

 THE SOLAR COLLEGE: REDUCING CARBON FOOT PRINT WITH GREEN TECHNOLOGIES-CASE STUDY

ABSTRACT 

College campuses are large energy consumers and have a continuous need for electricity, in increasing amounts, all day, every day. The engineering education sector owns and operates of buildings, owns acres of land and spends a lot of money each year on energy. In recent years, it has come to light about the impact global warming has had on the environment and what causes global warming. Nonrenewable energy resources release greenhouse gases while drilling and this is one the leading causes of global warming. To combat this, renewable energy sources have been a major investment. One such source is solar energy. This captures energy from the sun and converts it into power and electricity. Since the college campus runs on nonrenewable energy sources, it is contributing to global warming. The benefits associated with the development of on-site, "green" energy systems--solar photovoltaic systems in college campus, include reduced energy costs, enhanced service reliability, and a smaller carbon footprint. By switching over to green technologies like solar energy in this college campus, not only it is beneficial to the environment by reducing 98,550 pounds  of carbon annually,  giving excess power generated by solar panels in campus to government power grid and therefore reducing 78,840 pounds of carbon emission from the power grid, which reduces global warming, dependency on unreliable sources of fossil fuels but also proven to be cost effective. 

Keywords: College Campus, Carbon Emissions, Green Technology, Nonrenewable Energy Resources, Power Grid, Renewable Energy Resources,