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Solar panels at the UM Smartpark will help power experiments involving sea ice.

Winnipeg Free Press: U of M sea ice lab turns to solar power

January 22, 2025 — 

A new solar panel designed to power experiments involving sea ice will help the University of Manitoba save cold cash.

The $30,000 solar panel will reduce the hydro bill, plus excess power generated by it can be put on Manitoba Hydro’s grid.

Debbie Armstrong, an instructor in the environment and geography department, who is a technician at the ultra-clean trace elements laboratory, wrote the proposal to acquire the panel.

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