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Minnesota Zoo to Showcase Alternative Energy
The Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth will become a showcase for renewable energy in 2003. Construction begins in January for:
- solar heating for the animal barn
- PV for electric vehicles
- geothermal heat exchange for cooling polar bear and seal swimming pools
- micro-hydro for all-purpose power.
The project is a public-private partnership with Rebuild America, City of Duluth. The project is scheduled to cost $300,000 under a grant from the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which administers DOE's Rebuild America and the State Energy Program in the state. For more information, see the department's Rebuild Minnesota.
