About us
UW Solar is a Vertically Integrated Project and student organization that is part of the Urban Infrastructure Lab at the UW.
We participate in the planning, design, and development of solar and related electrification (e.g., electric vehicles, charging, energy storage) projects and information systems on campus, and advise public organizations off-campus (e.g., other colleges, schools, and large public organizations) in this subject matter.
Students from various disciplines and class standings (Freshman to PhD) work together on a diverse set of projects spanning (but not limited to) engineering, architecture, construction management, public policy and administration, business and urban planning.
UW Solar is an active participant in the UW Sustainability Action Plan, and a proud recipient of the Husky Green Award.
Campus projects
Services we provide
- Site Evaluations and Shading Analysis
- Photovoltaic (PV) System Preliminary Design
- Project Development
- Cost Estimation and Financial Modeling of Solar Arrays
- Creating and reviewing policy documents with sections for Industry Trends, Federal Regulations, State Law, City Code and UW Policy
- Procurement of Funding
- Request for Proposal (RFP) Drafting
- Contractor Selection
- Reviewing of Installation and Comissioning
- Research & Advising
- Research and Evaluation of Photovoltaic (PV) and Electrical Vehicle (EV) Technologies
- Compile Databases of Available Technologies
- Financial Modeling for implementation of PV/EV Technologies
- Decision Making Models
- Strategic and Spatial Planning
Meeting details
Meetings are held weekly on Monday and Wednesday, 6-7pm in Gould Hall room 012C.
Students of all majors and every class standing are welcome! No experience or application is necessary.
For current UW students
UW Solar is also offered as a 1-2 credit course via independent study credit from the Department of Urban Design and Planning. More information is available at meetings.
Contact
If you have any questions, contact facutly mentor Jan Whittington at janwhit@uw.edu or our club email at solaruw@uw.edu.