{"id":1924,"date":"2026-10-29T14:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/?p=1924"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T18:56:52","slug":"sustainable-energy-students-explore-community-owned-solar-at-ottawa-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/2026\/sustainable-energy-students-explore-community-owned-solar-at-ottawa-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Energy students explore community-owned solar at Ottawa museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Sustainable Energy students explore community-owned solar at Ottawa museum\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2026\/10\/Oct-8-Field-trip-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of students on field trip at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3319817973990122;width:558px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2026\/10\/Oct-8-Field-trip-photo-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2026\/10\/Oct-8-Field-trip-photo-1-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sustainable-energy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2026\/10\/Oct-8-Field-trip-photo-1-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Sustainable energy students and faculty at the Science &amp; Technology Museum rooftop solar installation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On October 8, students and faculty from Carleton University\u2019s Sustainable Energy graduate program met with representatives from the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative (OREC) and Ingenium to learn about the community-owned solar energy installation at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Financed and developed by OREC, the museum\u2019s rooftop installation has expanded to nearly one megawatt of solar capacity. This makes it the largest rooftop solar energy installation in Eastern Ontario. The project illustrates how large institutional rooftops can host renewable electricity generation while creating opportunities for community ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The visit connected with the program\u2019s interdisciplinary focus on public policy and engineering, offering a concrete case for examining project development, financing, and operation. &nbsp;\u201cVisits like this help students connect with practitioners in the field to deepen their understanding of energy transitions in practice,\u201d says Professor Daniel Rosenbloom, supervisor for the policy side of the program. \u201cHere we saw how low-carbon solutions were combined with innovative financing and institutional partnerships to support energy transitions, while also expanding who can share directly in their benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program also benefited from having Professor Gregory Trencher, a visiting scholar from Kyoto University, join the field trip. His research focuses on decarbonization and energy policy, including the role of phase-outs and other decline policies in accelerating decarbonization, a topic he also shared with faculty and students during his week-long visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 8, students and faculty from Carleton University\u2019s Sustainable Energy graduate program met with representatives from the Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative (OREC) and Ingenium to learn about the community-owned solar energy installation at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. 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