华盛顿大学辽阔停车场搭建太阳能顶棚的缘由
内容总结：
华盛顿大学近日在哈士奇体育场北侧停车场建成一座太阳能发电车棚，这一举措标志着该校向可持续未来迈出坚实一步。该项目装机容量达84千瓦，配备20个二级电动汽车充电桩，总投资370万美元。其电力基础设施为未来扩建预留了空间，预计最终发电功率可提升至2.5兆瓦，相当于2000户家庭的用电需求。
校方表示，这个示范项目选址于前蒙塔克垃圾填埋场，展现了土地资源可持续利用的创新思路。项目由Sea Con建筑公司与Prime电气公司联合承建，发电棚架由Trinity能源公司制造。该设施已接入西雅图市与校园电网，不仅能降低对公共电网的依赖，还可有效应对停电风险与电价波动。
该项目源于学生社团"UW Solar"、运输服务部前主任安妮·埃斯克里奇及城市基础设施实验室主任惠廷顿的跨界合作。目前大学正在制定2050可持续发展行动计划，计划大规模推广停车场太阳能顶棚建设。项目资金来自校运输服务部、西雅图城市照明公司及华盛顿州《气候承诺法案》专项拨款。
中文翻译：
华盛顿大学近日在哈士奇体育场北侧的大型停车场完成太阳能车棚建设，为打造更光明、更可持续未来的愿景注入新动力。这套84千瓦太阳能阵列配有二级电动汽车充电设备，可同时为20辆汽车充电。这项耗资370万美元的项目包含电力基础设施，未来可支持安装发电量提高近30倍的光伏板，总装机容量将达2.5兆瓦，足以满足约2000户家庭的用电需求。
华盛顿大学交通服务部临时主任马克·胡珀特表示，该太阳能车棚是支持大学减少碳足迹目标的试点项目。他在邮件中称："这项试点工程坐落于前蒙特莱克垃圾填埋场旧址，展示了如何通过土地再利用实现更可持续的成果。"项目合作方包括总承包商Sea Con公司与电气承包商Prime Electric公司。车棚系统由Trinity Structures公司建造，该公司现已更名为Trinity Energy。
该设施已接入西雅图市与华盛顿大学的电网。现场发电能力可降低大学对公用电网的依赖，同时减少停电与电价波动的影响。Trinity Energy公司总裁达林·莱纳德在声明中表示："停车场太阳能发电或许看似平常，但其战略价值不可估量。"该项目灵感源自学生组织"UW Solar"、已退休的交通服务部主任安妮·埃斯克丽洁，以及大学城市基础设施实验室主任詹·惠廷顿的跨领域合作。
目前大学正在起草《2050年可持续发展行动计划》，其中包含停车场太阳能车棚的长期扩建规划。胡珀特指出，"UW Solar"学生团队"将继续支持全面实现这一愿景的努力"。项目资金由华盛顿大学交通服务部、西雅图城市之光电力公司及《华盛顿州气候承诺法案》共同承担，后者通过华盛顿州商务厅电动汽车充电项目进行管理。
编者注：本文已更新，补充项目合作方相关信息。
英文来源：
The University of Washington is powering up its vision for a brighter, more sustainable future with a newly completed solar canopy installed in a sprawling parking lot north of Husky Stadium.
The 84-kilowatt solar array is paired with Level 2 EV charging that can accommodate 20 vehicles simultaneously. The $3.7 million project includes electrical infrastructure to support the future installation of panels capable of nearly 30 times more power generation — up to 2.5 megawatts. That’s enough capacity to power roughly 2,000 homes.
The solar canopy is a pilot project supporting the UW’s goals to cut its carbon footprint, said Mark Huppert, interim director of UW Transportation Services.
“Located on the site of the former Montlake landfill, the pilot demonstrates how the land can be put to work to achieve more sustainable outcomes,” Huppert said via email.
Project partners include Sea Con as the general contractor and Prime Electric as the electrical contractor. The canopy system was fabricated by Trinity Structures, which has since rebranded as Trinity Energy.
The installation is connected to electrical grids powering the City of Seattle and the UW’s campus. The ability to generate energy onsite can curb the university’s reliance on the utility grid while reducing the impacts of power outages and fluctuating electricity costs.
“Generating solar power from a parking lot may sound modest, but the strategic value is enormous,” said Darin Leonard, president of Trinity Energy, in a statement.
The idea for the project grew out of a collaboration between the student organization UW Solar; Anne Eskridge, the retired director of UW Transportation Services; and Jan Whittington, director of the UW’s Urban Infrastructure Lab.
The university is currently drafting its 2050 Sustainability Action Plan, which includes the long-term expansion of the parking lot solar canopies.
The UW Solar students “will continue to support the efforts to achieve the vision of a complete build-out,” Huppert said.
The project was funded by UW Transportation Services, Seattle City Light and Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act, administered through the Washington State Department of Commerce’s electric vehicle charging program.
Editor’s note: Story updated to provide additional information on project partners.