Stanford University has announced plans to set up a new solar generating plant that will enable the university to use 100 percent renewable electricity in three years. It will be the second solar generating plant to be set up at Stanford University. The first solar plant at Stanford University is a 67-megawatt Stanford Solar Generating Station #1 that went online in 2016. Along with this, the university uses 5 megawatts of on-campus rooftop solar power, which came online in 2017. Together, the three solar power installations will help Stanford University to use 100% renewable electricity soon.
So far, Stanford University has been able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 66% through the implementation of cutting-edge Stanford Energy System Innovations (SESI).The new solar plant is known as Stanford Solar Generating Station #2. The project is set up to further reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 80% below peak levels, four years ahead of the renewable energy goal that was established in the long-range planning process by the university.
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Stanford University has also taken an initiative to collaborate with Recurrent Energy to construct an 88-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in central California, near Lemoore. The project is likely to go live in late 2021.
Stanford President, Marc Tessier-Lavigne said that the university aims to further reduce carbon footprint and the second solar plant is an important part of the plan. Furthermore, he said that sustainability is the major focus of Stanford and the local community and completing the transition to clean power builds on the groundbreaking research of Stanford faculty and students will mark a major achievement in the Universitys effort to provide a sustainable learning environment.
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Source: Stanford News
