Address:
Science Central
1950 North Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805
Latitude and Longitude:
Longitude is 85o and the Latitude is 41o
Footprint:
5.7 feet by 14 feet, ground-mounted, east side of building
Array orientation (tilt):
45 degree tilt facing due South
Solar panels:
2 panels, 84 inches by 96 inches supplied by Astropower (www.astropower.com)
Solar project electricity generation:
1 kW (1,000 watts) peak
Connections to building:
The solar panels are mounted on the ground and electrically connected to Science
Central through an Advanced Energy inverter converting DC to AC. No storage batteries
are used in the system.
Telephone/Fax numbers:
800-442-6376
(219) 424-2400 - Phone
(219) 422-2899 - Fax
Contacts:
Ann Fumarolo, President -- Science Central 219-424-2400 (Ext. 1-441)
Mike Gaff, Director of Development -- Science Central 219-424-2400 (Ext. 1-423)
Mike's e-mail address to share ways the program is helping educate children and
adults is Mike@sciencecentral.org
No Digital Photos are currently available of the PV array or Wind Turbine; however,
they will be available shortly.
Science Central Web Page address:
http://www.sciencecentral.org
Building Size (total and developed floor area):
60,000 square feet, 30,000 square feet of the building is developed.
Check Out a Video!
To see a video that shows you some Science Central project highlights and comments
from people that participated, click on the link below and the video will be played.
Internet Weather Map Sites:
http://www.Intellicast.com
The weather conditions at Fort Wayne can be accessed via the intellicast web site;
however, Fort Wayne is not identified on the regional map. Fort Wayne is about half
way between Indianapolis and Lansing, MI, but the weather conditions in Chicago
on any given day are probably closest to the weather (i.e. sunlight and wind conditions)
in Fort Wayne and Science Central. The other option would be Indianapolis. View
satellite, radar maps; View SUNCAST graphic for amounts of sunshine in SKICAST.
http://www.weather.com Lists local
sunrise and sunset times.
Science Central Facility Information:
Science Central Science and Technology Center is located at 1950 North Clinton Street,
between State and Fourth, in fort Wayne Indiana.
Science Central is basically an interactive museum for kids and adults. The building
has three floor levels and is built within Fort Wayne's old City Light and Power
building. Some of the old power plant infrastructure remains and it complements
the interactive science and technology exhibits.
In addition to solar panels, visitors can observe a 10 kW (10,000 watt peak) wind
turbine in operation and see the amount of electricity it is generating on AEP's
Learning From Wind Internet
site.
Science Central Hours of Operation:
Science Central is open from 9:00 a.m to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and 12:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. It is closed on Mondays.
There is an admission fee for all kids and adults three years old or older; however;
kids under 3 are admitted free.
Other Supporters and contributors:
Science Central
U.S. Department of Energy -- Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Indiana Department of Commerce -- Energy Policy Division
Foundation for Environmental Education
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