Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing technical expertise and assistance in the installation of solar energy systems and related educational materials in nearby Knoxville, Tenn., which has been selected as one of 12 Solar America Cities designated by DOE. ORNL's Energy and Transportation Sciences Division is providing technical guidance and oversight on the design of solar equipment that will be installed at a new public transit center and a zero-energy home to be constructed in a new waterfront development planned along the Tennessee River. ORNL is also assisting in the development of solar information kiosks to be used in the transportation center and at the city's nature center ? which already has a solar array. DOE's $200,000 effort will be focused on providing Knoxvillians a better understanding of solar power and to encourage greater implementation of the technology as an energy alternative. The funding source is the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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