Renewable energy through the power of the sun.
Bioreserve solar panel denison university area acres.
Denison currently receives 15 of its energy from solar 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.
In the nearly two years since denison university announced its plan to install about 5 000 solar panels on its biological reserve not a single ray of sunlight has been harnessed into electricity.
This array along with a smaller teaching array located behind denison s red barn recycling station became active in 2017.
The approximate 10 acre site partially located on denison biological reserve property east of ohio 661 on granville s north side is bounded by tree stands on one side and a creek on another.
The reserve encompasses 350 acres in three contiguous sections that are within easy walking distance of campus.
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.
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.