Solar and Wind Energy Project in Nashville

Metro Water Services and Vanderbilt University have planned to implement a solar and wind energy project in Nashville.

Metro Water has made an investment of $97,000 for the solar panels and wind turbines, and has also provided the land needed. The project is to be located near the Love Circle water reservoir, which is situated 150 feet higher than the altitude of Nashville International Airport.

The mechanical engineering students of Vanderbilt University will monitor and measure the solar and wind energy during different seasons, through the five-years of the project. Mechanical engineering professor of Vanderbilt, Amrutur Anilkumar, along with his students had monitored the Love Circle site for wind speeds.

The solar and wind energy project would collect around 30 kWh in a day. Metro Water plans to sell the power produced to the Nashville Electric Service. The project also aims to find out the potential of placing solar panels and wind turbines on top of cell phone towers and office buildings.

The project will also help Vanderbilt students in securing jobs in the growing alternative energy industry.

Source: http://www.vanderbilt.edu