Energy

Schools Cutting Carbon Grant

Bemidji State received the Schools Cutting Carbon Grant in December of 2009. With the money from the grant, along with other donations, BSU retrofitted the light fixtures in the John Glas Fieldhouse gym, the Bangsberg theater, and the faculty building, Deputy. 

ReRev

A group of students on campus worked to get the ReRev equipment in the BSU recreation center. ReRev is a device that will be put on some of the ellipticals. "The kinetic energy generated from the ellipticals is converted into DC (Direct Current) and send to the ReRev system. Then, ReRev converts the DC current into AC (Alternating Current), the form of electricity used by homes and businesses. The electricity can then be used to power the Rec. Center!"

Cold Tub

The Athletic Dept. came to the Sustainability Office about their inefficiencies with water use for ice baths for the athletes. Two students were then tasked to look into the problem and find possible solutions. After researching what resources are used, they settled on a product called Cold Tub. The Cold Tub uses around one-hundred gallons every four months, saving thousands of gallons every month. It also uses less than a tenth the energy to run as our conventional ice machine used to cool the tap water. With water and energy cheap in our area, we must still be good environmental stewards and conserve our resources when and where we can.