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Maintaining Productive Efficiency Of Solar Arrays, Grant Woods
Maintaining Productive Efficiency Of Solar Arrays, Grant Woods
Environmental Studies Senior Seminar Projects
With the onset of climate change people are demanding better business behavior. As a result, many companies seek to diversify their public presence by acquiring technologies and behaviors that ultimately strive toward a goal of reducing environmental impacts. One particular focus of this transition has been the acquisition of clean energy technology. Solar photovoltaic arrays are one such technology that companies and homeowners continue to adopt to meet their environmental goals whether those goals are specific, measureable, impactful or whether they are more for self satisfaction and peace of mind. Administration and the Office for Sustainability at University of Richmond …
Watershed Environmental Analysis: Waterflow Function And Vulnerabilities, Olivia Hubert
Watershed Environmental Analysis: Waterflow Function And Vulnerabilities, Olivia Hubert
Environmental Studies Senior Seminar Projects
The environmental impacts on the proposed area for the sPower solar panels has been a primary concern from the citizens of Spotsylvania County during the special use permit process. This project will discuss the function of watersheds, specifically within the sPower Spotsylvania County solar panel farm sites, to effectively present the findings from sPower’s permitting process and the concerned citizens of Spotsylvania to answer the following questions: How do the sPower solar farm watersheds function, what are their vulnerabilities, and how is sPower addressing them? The information presented is a collection and analysis of data using ArcGIS software and written …