Items Tagged with "University Of Maryland"

University of Maryland installs new solar canopy

The University of Maryland is installing three solar canopies above on-campus parking garages, aligning with its goal of relying on 100% renewable energy by 2020.The university’s current renewable energy goals include producing 2.7 MW of solar power on campus by 2018, according to UMD’s Read More...

UMD gains $18.3M for energy conservation

The University of Maryland has secured $18.3 million from the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) for the development of a $21.5 million energy efficiency project. The project will impact eight on-campus buildings. According to a report in UMD Right Now, MCEC entered into an energy performance Read More...

University of Maryland completes solar field

A solar field spanning 10 acres of land began operating at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Horn Point Laboratory Campus on Apr. 23.Built with the goal of reducing GHG emissions, the installation is “expected to power an impressive portion of the campus&rsquo Read More...

U.S. Army invests $7.2M into battery storage research

The U.S. Army announced Oct. 21 that it awarded $7.2 million toward the pursuit of battery technology research in a project led by the University of Maryland that will ultimately advance the use of Army devices that require large amounts of battery power.UMD will lead the research campaign in partne Read More...

University of Maryland launches biogas project in Nigeria

The University of Maryland announced on Feb. 25 that it is participating in a collaborative research and extension project concerning biogas in Nigeria. The goal is to convert an invasive weed — Typha (commonly known in the U.S. as cattail) into biogas fuel. Richard Kohn of Animal and Avi Read More...