HBCU Clean Energy Initiative

Students participating in this project conducted comprehensive campus energy audits to understand consumption patterns, identify inefficiencies, and explore pathways toward sustainability. Using tools like energy monitoring software and solar simulation platforms (e.g., PVsyst), students calculated energy savings from proposed solutions including solar arrays, LED retrofits, and battery storage systems.

The program included guest lectures on clean energy policy, workshops on climate financing, and field visits to green infrastructure sites. Teams created feasibility reports and business models for transitioning their campuses to clean power. Final proposals were presented to university boards, and in some cases, received grant support to move into implementation. This project fostered leadership in climate innovation and campus-wide energy literacy.