UTSA photo of the day: Solar panels soak up the sun
(July 29, 2015) -- It’s a bright, sun shine-y day at the H-E-B University Center, and these solar panels on the roof are soaking it up.
Installed in 2011 as part of initiatives to make San Antonio a green energy and clean technology hub, the panels give engineering students opportunities to study solar energy and prepare for careers in that field.
The solar systems are connected to a real-time monitoring system for studying solar power in various climates. The panel system produces about 427,000 kWh of energy per year. It also reduces the university’s carbon dioxide emissions by 695,000 pounds per year and the carbon footprint by 87.5 metric tons per year, the equivalent of planting 98 acres of trees.
Photo credit: Christi Fish
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Events
Join the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.
Student Union Window Lounge, Main CampusLearn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.
Virtual EventThis event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main CampusAt this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusRoadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.
Student Union Paseo, Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.