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December 22, 2020 By Natalie Vaughan

Students Present Research on Solar Energy on a National Stage

On December 16th, four high school students who participated in fall 2019 in our classroom program on clean energy, Throwing Solar Shade®, gave presentations in an online event sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon®. Student presentations shared research findings on … [Read more...] about Students Present Research on Solar Energy on a National Stage

Filed Under: Education, Projects, Solar Industry, Solar Technology Tagged With: innovations, solar decathlon, solar schools

November 19, 2019 By Staff Author

Throwing Solar Shade: Citizen Science Program for Virginia High School Students

A unique partnership of the Science Museum of Virginia and Secure Futures Solar called Throwing Solar Shade© is casting new light on combining project-based learning with climate science and rooftop solar power. The 10-week pilot program enables Virginia urban and rural high school students to … [Read more...] about Throwing Solar Shade: Citizen Science Program for Virginia High School Students

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Augusta County Schools, NEED project, Richmond Public Schools, Science Museum of Virginia, solar schools, STEM, Throwing Solar Shade™, Virginia solar

July 31, 2019 By Staff Author

How Virginia’s Colleges Stack up on Renewable Energy

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Colleges and universities across the United States have been recognized as leaders in adopting renewable energy sources such as solar power. Wondering how Virginia stacks up to states across the country? Here's the answer. In Virginia, only Washington and Lee University in Lexington (ranked 63) … [Read more...] about How Virginia’s Colleges Stack up on Renewable Energy

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: distributed solar, on-site solar, solar schools, Washington and Lee University

July 15, 2019 By Staff Author

At Urging of Students, Augusta County Public Schools Goes Solar in a Big Way

Augusta County schools students

Students Return from College for Solar Celebration In March of this year, Augusta County Public Schools launched the largest solar power system at any K-12 school division in Virginia with a capacity of 1.8 megawatts, enough to power 300 homes. And it all started with two high school students who … [Read more...] about At Urging of Students, Augusta County Public Schools Goes Solar in a Big Way

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Augusta County Schools, Education, NEED project, solar schools

March 26, 2019 By Staff Author

Sparks Fly When Solar is in the Classroom

Secure Futures visited the third graders of Collegiate School in Richmond to explore the connection between weather and their on-site solar generation. At Collegiate School, an independent college prep school for grades K-12 located in Richmond, Virginia, students learned more about their … [Read more...] about Sparks Fly When Solar is in the Classroom

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Education, solar panels, solar schools

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