Project Sol: solar outdoor lounge

[username]

hey guys there is this awesome new idea me and a few of my engineering buddies are trying to build for our school. We could use your likes on this facebook page in order to demonstrate the desire for this idea

https://www.facebook.com/projectsol2013

[russ]

A remarkably bad idea but will get you lots of foolish green thumbs up.

[Sunking]

Ahh yes the Left Coast Island of Austin TX.

[Naptown]

Ahh yes the Left Coast Island of Austin TX.

HuH it's the University of Tennessee.

[FloridaSun]

HuH it's the University of Tennessee.

yup, that's where my mom and dad met back in 40s. They sure chose a crappy photo for their fb cover page.

[Ian S]

I think it's a great idea! It's not sufficient for engineering students just to be able to deal with putting a few nuts and bolts together. This project will expose their minds to some really critical engineering economics issues apart from the standard design ones. Who knows they might even come up with some novel approaches.

[SunEagle]

I think it's a great idea! It's not sufficient for engineering students just to be able to deal with putting a few nuts and bolts together. This project will expose their minds to some really critical engineering economics issues apart from the standard design ones. Who knows they might even come up with some novel approaches.

I would like to see something like that expanded into a covered parking lot where it can generate power for EV charging. It's a lot of money up front but with more charging stations that can get some of the energy from the sun will eventually sell more commuter EV's.

I just read an article in today's paper about a Mayor in Lancaster Cali. They built one of those type parking lots with solar panels. He is also shooting for creating enough Solar PV generation to exceed the towns needs. Of course that is only for the sunny days. Still need to buy electricity during the night.

[russ]

I think it's a great idea! It's not sufficient for engineering students just to be able to deal with putting a few nuts and bolts together. This project will expose their minds to some really critical engineering economics issues apart from the standard design ones. Who knows they might even come up with some novel approaches.

I said it would get a lot of "greats" from greens - they want points from some prof apparently - no mention of anything except an architects drawing - that leaves out everything except a poorly oriented structure.