New Form of Solar Panels

Solar Ivy developed by a New York company to generate power from the sun. Solar Ivy are shaped like artistically fashioned ivy leaves decorating a wall's surface.

The idea and most of the cash for the project comes from the U's student-led Sustainable Campus Initiative Fund (SCIF), which is funded by student contributions.

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Bringing Solar Ivy to the U was headed by Tom Melburn, an environmental studies major.

His project was awarded a grant for roughly two-thirds of the 42,000 dollars cost of the project.

The remaining third will be raised from the campus community in a drive to generate funds and awareness of the many 'green' efforts taking place all over campus.

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Solar Ivy is a composition of small photovoltaic panels shaped so that they can be installed in an attractive arrangement, much like ivy growing over a building's surface.

The panels generate electricity that is used by the building, offsetting the amount of power the building buys from the utility company.

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Panels can be shaped and coloured to suit the installation.

The installation of the prefabricated panels is expected to begin late this fall and projected to take a few weeks to complete.

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Source-ANI