Sustainability

Alfred State is pleased to be able to offer a special post-conference workshop on Change Leadership for Education for Sustainability with our keynote speaker, Leith Sharp.

Keynote Speakers

John Anderson

Dr. John M. Anderson is the president of Millersville University. Prior to his appointment at Millersville, Dr. Anderson served as president of Alfred State and as executive vice president and provost at Hartwick College before that.

Monitoring screens during Hurricane Sandy.

As of Aug. 20, 2012 the energy usage in the house went from a high of about 1400 KHW used from the grid back in March (when there were still many power tools, halogen lights, etc. being used in construction) to -1275 KWH (more pushed back onto the grid than consumed in the house for the first 8 months).

A nice clear day with very good irradiance levels all day. Comparing the DC output of the solar system (the yellow line), it can be seen there was snow or a heavy frost on the solar panels that prevented full power output until it melted off at about 10 a.m.

On a day when the outside ambient temperature is 35 degrees, the water in the solar thermal tank is already 110 degrees!

Consistent irradiance levels, but current from string 4 falling off.

A look via the webcam shows the initial shading on string 4 caused by the higher roof

Good irradiance level, but the solar PV power output is very low. A look through the webcam shows snow cover still on the solar panels (see below).

Snow cover is preventing power production from the solar PV system until the snow slides off the panels.

A well-behaved solar PV system…irradiance levels high, PV current, and power levels high

Monitoring the zero energy green home's 4-well geothermal system