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Renewable Energy Field Site
The department operates a field site three miles from campus to develop and demonstrate renewable energy based systems for stock-water pumping and heating at isolated sites. For comparison purposes, this site includes three well pumping systems - one powered by a traditional mechanical windmill, one by a 1500 W Bergey wind-electric system, and one by a photovoltaic system. The site is equipped with a full weather station and a data acquisition system enclosed in a utility trailer. The stock-water tank includes a floating covered section that is heated by the excess energy from the wind-electric system and by a thermal solar collector. The sides of the heated section are constructed from insulation covered by a thin layer of fiber reinforced concrete.