With new partnership, UAB Sustainability aims to spark UAB Medicine collaborations
For some time, healthcare practitioners have come to Bambi Ingram, sustainability manager for UAB, with questions and ideas about implementing sustainable practices in their units in UAB Medicine. Practice Greenhealth is an organization dedicated to helping its more than 1,500 member hospitals and health systems increase efficiencies and their environmental stewardship while improving patient safety and care through tools, best practices and knowledge.
'Flipping the switch' on the Sharon and Graham Mitchell Sustainability Park at Miami University
A $5 million gift from Sharon Janosik Mitchell ’73 and Graham Mitchell ’73, M.En. ’76 will help Miami reach its 2040 carbon neutrality goal. Miami University President Gregory Crawford announced the creation of the Sharon and Graham Mitchell Sustainability Park during a public celebration Sept. 24 to “Flip the Switch for Sustainability.” The park will encompass two ground mount solar panel installations in partnership with Melink Solar, which are expected to produce 2,260 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity annually. One will located over Miami's Western Geothermal Field , harnessing the power of the sun and the earth for sustainable energy. Admins can make updates.
Thompson Rivers U to Begin Low-Carbon District Energy Installation
The university recently broke ground on a low-carbon district energy system that is projected to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 95 percent. Replacing the university’s natural gas boilers, the high-efficiency electrified district heating system will feature air-source and water-source heat pumps, along with backup and peaking boilers.
Bentley U to Purchase 100% Wind Power
The university recently signed a four-year agreement to purchase electricity from a wind farm in Maine. The purchase is anticipated to supply 100 percent of the electricity needs of the university through 2027. The wind site will be incorporated into an intensive field course on renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Sonoma State U to Complete Solar Array & Battery Bank
Projected to help the university save $6 million over 30 years, the 4.5-megawatt solar array and 1.5-megawatt battery bank installation is expected to meet one-third of the university’s annual electricity consumption when it becomes active in spring 2025.
U Manchester Enters Solar Electricity Purchase Agreement
(U.K.) The university recently signed a corporate power purchase agreement for up to 65 percent of its electricity demand to be supplied from a large-scale solar farm comprising 175 acres. The university will purchase approximately 80 percent of the electricity for a decade from the project.
Nine HEIs Sign Solar PPA
Davidson College, Dickinson College, Elon University, Haverford College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Muhlenberg College, Swarthmore College and Wake Forest University have co-signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for power produced by a new 150-megawatt solar facility to be located in Kentucky.
U Pennsylvania Purchases Solar Electricity From 220MW Farm
The university will now be receiving all of the solar electricity from a recently connected 220-megawatt photovoltaic farm, which will meet the equivalent of 70 percent of the electricity demand of its campus and health system facilities in the Philadelphia area.
Franklin U Switzerland Purchases 100% Hydroelectricity
The university recently announced the purchase of Guarantees of Origin to buy hydroelectricity to meet 100 percent demand for 2024 and 2025. The university's 2024 participation in the hydroelectricity program is sponsored by a company that is partnering with the sustainability office to develop an internship program to communicate the company’s sustainability commitment and efforts.
