Bioreserve Solar Panel Denison University Area Acres

Denison university s pollinator friendly solar array is the first of its kind in the state of ohio and the first in a five state area demonstrating an innovative and productive use for the land.

Bioreserve solar panel denison university area acres.

The purpose of the reserve is to enhance the education of students in biology and the environmental sciences through their courses independent research and casual visitation to the reserve. Renewable energy through the power of the sun. It is home to more than 1 million flowering and pollinator friendly plants. The reserve encompasses 350 acres in three contiguous sections that are within easy walking distance of campus.

Denison university is seeking a conditional use permit to install solar array panels on approximately 10 acres in the college s biological reserve just east of ohio 161 on the village s north end. Denison s solar array has a generation capacity of 2 3 mw solar array and produces 2 800 000 kwh annually. The panels are shiny and look like water. Denison university s pollinator friendly solar array is the first of its kind in the state of ohio and the first in a five state area demonstrating an innovative and productive use for the land under and around ground mounted solar panels.

Our largest solar array comprised of 6750 panels located on a 10 acre degraded field in the college s bioreserve provides 2 3 megawatts of energy. Denison s biological reserve was established by the board of trustees in 1966 through the efforts of professor robert alrutz who served as director until his retirement in 1990.