{"id":22506,"date":"2017-03-22T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=22506"},"modified":"2017-03-22T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T18:25:00","slug":"textile-engineering-student-leads-effort-bring-solar-power-bus-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/textile-engineering-student-leads-effort-bring-solar-power-bus-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Textile Engineering Student Leads Effort to Bring Solar Power to Bus Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Waiting for NC State\u2019s Wolfline campus bus and notice that your cell phone battery is almost depleted? If you happen to be at the Dan Allen Drive bus stop near Witherspoon Student Center, you can recharge with free renewable energy courtesy of a new solar-powered charging station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bring your own USB charging cable to connect to the system, which is powered by two 160-watt photovoltaic solar panels on the bus shelter\u2019s roof. The system includes 8 batteries, which store enough charge to last overnight and for limited periods of cloudy weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe solar bus stop saves energy, demonstrates renewable energy and provides convenient charging access to students,\u201d said textile engineering student Christian Rust, who led the effort to add the charging station to campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n