Science Central Project
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.
Datapult
site for Science Central
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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