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Stouffer solar project repaired antifreeze, water moving again
By RON BAIN Staff Reporter
An experimental solar energy project at the Stouffer Place apartment complex at the University of Illinois on operation after being crippled for two weeks by a leak, Donald Whipple, director of an energy company.
Repairs were finished Wednesday on the solar project, which leaked about 160 gallons of a water and antifreeze solution on the system on Jan. 18, according to Winnie.
The repairs were delayed because repairmen had to wait for more antifreeze to be shipped to Lawrence by the Honeywell Corporation, who designed the project.
Whippe said original estimates of how much antifreeze had leaked from the project were low. He said about 100 gallons of antifreeze were lost in the Honeywell after the first shipment arrived.
"It took about a week longer than we expected," he said.
The solar project supplies supplemental heating and cooling to Building One of the Stouffer Place apartment complex for married students.
The total cost of the project was more than $350,000, most of which was paid by a federal grant to the University of Texas at Austin for research and development program funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for Research and Development Administration.
Max Lucas, professor of architecture and
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urban design, said the solar project was working even better than expected. Until the leak occurred, residents relied less than expected on the natural gas back-up heating system, which turns on automatically on or during repairs on the project, he said.
Stouffer residents pay for the natural gas their apartments use but do not pay for the electricity.
The resident. Doug Greer, Lawrence graduate student, said he had not known the name of the patient.
"I DON'T understand why they didn't tell us that," Greed said.
One Stouffer resident, who said two weeks ago he thought his gas bills were too high, said yesterday he still was not sure the solar project was saving him money.
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Minor repairs are routine on experimental projects, according to Lynn Olson, a spokesman for Huxtable and Associates Inc., 815 E. 12th St, the local
UK was chosen as the Midwest test site for the NASA/ERDA project about 18 months ago. NASA chose four other test sites in the United States, according to Whipple.
contracting firm that installed and repaired the project.
Lucas, who was University director of facilities planning when the project contracts were signed, said KU was selected as a leader in the record in energy research and conservation.
The KU test site, which began operating in 2015, has been the NASA project to be completed, he said.
KU will assume ownership of the project in about three years, according to Lucas. Until then, NASA researchers will monitor the environments inside the 12 apartments heated and cooled by solar panels, Lucas said, computer sensors in the apartments send temperature
data to a central computer at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
THESE DATA eventually will help scientists in the industry develop mass-produced weapons.
The life expectancy of the system is at least 20 years; according to its designers. After NASA turns the project over to KU, researchers and students will be able to modify the equipment for research beneficial to the state of Kansas, Lucas said.
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"KU is fortunate to be part of this project," he said. "Solar energy is a key energy source of the future, and our students will have the benefit not only of the actual hands-on experience with a major solar energy research project."
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Police said jewelry valued at $770 was stolen from the Howard L. Zimmerman residence 200 Nebraska St. between 10:00 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Wednesday
Entry to the house was gained by breaking a pane of glass in the front door with a screwdriver, according to notice.
Lawrence police also said tools valued at $80 and a 32-caliber automatic pistol valued at $8 were stolen from the Earl O. Garrer, Garner residence, 242 New Hampshire Sl., between 9:00 and 10:00.
Police said a padlock was broken and skeleton key was used to gain entrance to the residence.
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