Islander Green

The University has been awarded the Renewable Energy Technology Stimulus Grant Program of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. The amount of the Grant is $955,000 from the State and $265,000 matching funds from the University for a total $1,220,000. The Grant enables the University to increase the renewable energy in the Corpus Christi area; provide energy savings for the sites selected; reduce the carbon footprint; engage in active institutional learning from the project and raise the sustainability awareness of the students and campus community.

The grant was written for eight 4kW and three 20kW vertical wind generators provided by Urban Green Energy. There will be two 20kW generators and two 4kW generators installed near the Central Plant location on the campus; the Momentum Campus location will have one 20kW generator and two 4kW generators. The Flour Bluff Innovation Center will have four 4kW generators installed. The installed capacity of the generators will produce an estimated 217,945 kWh of electricity for renewable energy. This project allows the University to take a first important step toward learning, educating and leading the region to a sustainable future.