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Reducing the Carbon Footprint of College Campuses

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Submitted by: John Marquez

Collaborators:

  • Eric Stoutenburg (Stanford University): Wind Resource Committee Co-Chair
  • Mike Dvorak (Stanford University): Solar Water Heating Committee Chairman
  • Sarah Russell (Stanford University): Doctoral Student, Atmosphere/Energy Program

The Problem: University campuses waste energy, costing millions of dollars and creating large carbon footprints.

The Plan: To assess the viability of creating a wind farm to power the Stanford campus, as a model for other campuses.

The Impact: University campuses will benefit from sustainable clean energy use.

More info: Want to dig deeper? Go the the Project Details page to learn more about this project.