On May 20th Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Richard Crotty, and Senator Lee Constantine will host a ribbon cutting for the new Orange County Climate Change Education Center. This will be followed by a kick-off ceremony for the new 1 megawatt solar array located atop the Orange County Convention Center.
During the event, the system will be powered up for the first time making it the largest solar array in the Southeast. The solar array is larger than five football fields and will supply the convention center with 1,300 megawatt-hours of electricity per year.
Date: May 20th
Time: 8:30 – 10:30am
Location: South Building of the Orange County Convention Center
These two historic happenings kick-off the Orange County and City of Orlando hosted event, Green Cities Florida Conference which will span May 20th-21st.
On display in the Climate Change Education Center (among many displays which highlight sustainable technologies) are:
·        Solar Electric Car
·        Solar Displays (residential and commercial PV panels)
·        Electric Lawnmower
·        Electric Car
·        Nova Charging System
·        LED Tree
·        Wind Turbine & Solar H2O tank
·        Bio Diesel Display
For more information visit:Â http://greencitiesmedia.com/2009/03/orange-county-convention-center-launches-solar-project/
