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Say hello to our new roommates at our E.W. Brown solar facility! A flock of Shetland and Katahdin sheep from nearby Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill are hard at work keeping the vegetation in check at Kentucky’s largest universal solar facility, located in Mercer County.
While the sheep are a nice addition to the serene landscape, they also play a practical role in keeping vegetation under control, as mowing grass under and around our solar panels is challenging and time-consuming.
Watch an informational video from KET about solar and our support of environmental efforts using Shetland sheep to mow grass at the solar farm.
You can catch the sheep “mowing” grass during the spring and summer months, before they return to their warm winter home at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill later this year.
‘Ewe’ will love our new children’s book about a day-in-the-life of Levi The Lamb, one of the sheep at our E.W. Brown solar facility. Your purchase will directly benefit Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, the nonprofit organization in Mercer County that supplies our sheep.
Our solar sheep have returned to their warm winter home at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. They’ll make their journey back to our solar array next spring and we’ll be sure to let you know when our all-natural lawn mowers return. In the meantime, if you’d like to support Shaker Village and give someone with a little one a great gift, you can purchase a copy of the children’s book, “Levi The Lamb’s Big Day”, in Shaker Village’s online gift shop.
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The E.W. Brown solar facility, which stretches across 50 acres, needs plenty of sun to be as efficient as possible, so vegetation can’t grow too high and needs to be maintained. In partnership with nearby Shaker Village, we are using sheep – instead of lawn mowers – to keep vegetation under control.
The move is not only more environmentally friendly, but it will also save the company and its customers money long-term through offsetting the cost of using gas-powered lawn mowers to keep vegetation in check. Finally, using sheep to control vegetation is a safer option than using mowers and weed eaters beneath and around solar panels.
Here are the many ways we’re partnering with our customers to help them meet their sustainability goals:
For less than 20 cents a day, our customers are helping grow local solar energy in Kentucky and earning energy credits on their monthly bills.
We offer customized individual solar facilities for business customers interested in renewable generation.
For as little as $5 a month, our customers are directly supporting the growth and long-term viability of regional renewable energy operators and the broader renewable energy industry.
We’re growing economic development in Kentucky and helping new and existing business customers meet their sustainability goals through customized renewable energy options.
We offer business customers the opportunity to host electric vehicle charging stations for their employees and customers.
We help our business customers earn cash rebates for qualified energy efficient upgrades.
We offer a variety of energy-efficient LED lighting options for all customers, including local governments.
We offer simple tips to help you save energy and money.
As part of our environmental efforts across our generation fleet and throughout our business, our parent company, PPL, has set a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and is targeting a 70% reduction from 2010 levels by 2035 and an 80% reduction by 2040.
We’ve already helped the city of Louisville to reduce its CO2 emissions by 10% and are increasingly adding more solar to further increase our existing renewable generation, which includes two, nearly 100-year-old hydro facilities. And, we’re continuing to explore additional opportunities to add more cost-effective renewable energy sources for our customers.
We’re partnering with the University of Kentucky on a megawatt-scale carbon capture pilot at our E.W. Brown Generating Station, one of the few operational sites in the United States.
We’ve committed with our parent company, PPL, to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and are on track to achieve an 80% reduction from 2010 levels by 2040 and a 70% reduction by 2035. We believe that an all-of-the above approach is needed to support a sustainable clean energy transition. In that spirit, LG&E and KU have become global leaders in carbon capture technology that enables low carbon, dispatchable generation and supports energy reliability and resilience. We’re also researching green hydrogen technology that will enable us to store intermittent renewable energy. These clean energy research and development projects will help us meet PPL’s ambitious goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 while keeping costs low for our customers.
In 2006, LG&E and KU founded the carbon capture program at the University of Kentucky (UK) and continue to partner with the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on this important research. In 2014, we deployed the capture technology that the team developed in a pilot-scale carbon capture unit at the E.W. Brown Generating Station, which is one of a few power plants in the United States today with an active carbon capture system. This joint research at our site has lowered capture costs by forty percent and lead to numerous patents and academic publications. In 2021, LG&E and KU continue to partner with UK studying carbon capture with natural gas using the existing carbon capture system at E.W. Brown. The next stage of this research would be to demonstrate carbon capture at LG&E and KU’s Cane Run Station, a natural gas combined cycle plant.
We are also working with our partners at UK, DOE, and EPRI’s Low Carbon Resource Initiative (LCRI) on hydrogen production and direct air capture technology capable of 90% carbon capture while producing 99.9% purity hydrogen gas. We have successfully demonstrated at UK’s laboratories in Lexington, Kentucky and are planning for a larger-scale demonstration. This technology could enable a generating unit to not only be net-zero, but even be net-negative, by capturing ambient carbon dioxide and producing hydrogen right out of thin air. We plan to continue to lead research, development, and demonstration of carbon capture and hydrogen production technology.
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Capturing carbon for a sustainable future
LG&E and KU supporting Kentucky’s Hydrogen Hub efforts
Unique Public-Private Research Consortium Established CAER as CO2 Capture Pioneers
LG&E and KU and UK CAER collaborating to create net-negative CO2 emissions
CAER Project Seeks to Capture Carbon Directly from the Atmosphere | UKNow (uky.edu)
Research on oxygen solubility in aqueous amine solvents with common additives used for CO2 chemical absorption (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2022.103646
Linear relationships for modeling CO2 absorption in aqueous alkanolamine solutions in a thermodynamically consistent way (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.17623
CO2 absorption intensification using three-dimensional printed dynamic polarity packing in a bench-scale integrated CO2 capture system (2022) https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.17570
Investigation of chemical stabilities and contact angle of 3D printed polymers with CO2 capture solvents to enhance absorber performance (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103478
RPilot scale testing of an advanced solvent in a 0.7 MWe post-combustion CO2 capture unit (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103290
A Laboratory Corrosion Inhibition Study of Carbon Steel Using 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) under Post-combustion CO2 Capture Conditions (2020) https://doi.org/10.5006/3663
Application of a Small Unmanned Aerial System to Measure Ammonia Emissions from a Pilot Amine-CO2 Capture System (2020) https://doi.org/10.3390/s20236974
FAU zeolite membranes for dewatering of amine-based post-combustion CO2 capture solutions (2020) https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.17042
Thermal degradation rate and kinetic modeling of CO2 loaded amine solvent blends of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol and 1-amino 2-propanol (2019) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05364
Evaluation of Different Solvent Performance in a 0.7 MWe Pilot Scale CO2 Capture Unit (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2019.05.053
Enhancing CO2 absorption for post-combustion carbon capture via zinc- based biomimetic catalysts in industrially relevant amine solutions (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.04.002
Decomposition of N-nitrosamines formed in CO2 capture systems through electrochemically-mediated reduction on carbon xerogel electrode (2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.02.003
Integrated hybrid process for solvent-based CO2 capture using a pre-concentrating membrane: A pilot scale study (2019) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2019.01.016
Foaming Dependence on the Interface Affinities of Surfactant-like Molecules (2019) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03105
CFD Modeling on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Multiphase Counter-Current Flow in a Structured Packed Bed for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture (2018) https://doi.org/10.3390/en11113103
Determining the Henry’s volatility coefficient of nitrosamines in CO2 capture Solvents (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2018.04.004
3D Numerical Study of Multiphase Counter-Current Flow within a Packed Bed for Post Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture (2018) https://doi.org/10.3390/en11061441
Device-scale CFD Modeling of Gas-liquid Multiphase Flow and Amine Absorption for CO2 Capture (2018) https://doi.org/10.1002/ghg.1770
Laboratory to Bench-Scale Evaluation of an Integrated CO2 Capture System Using a Thermostable Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted K2CO3 Solvent with Low Temperature Vacuum Stripping (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.083
Molecular Modeling of the Physical Properties for Aqueous Amine Solution Containing a CO2 Hydration Catalyst (2017) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03224
Selective Removal of Nitrosamines from a Model Amine Carbon-Capture Waterwash Using Low-Cost Activated-Carbon Sorbents (2017) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02806
Thermal Degradation Pathways of Aqueous Diamine CO2 Capture Solvents (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1337
Solubility and Thermodynamic Modeling of Carcinogenic Nitrosamines in Aqueous Amine Solvents for CO2 Capture (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1250
Solvent Degradation and Emissions from a 0.7 MWe Pilot CO2 Capture System with Two-Stage Stripping (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1242
Techno-Economic Analysis of a Secondary Air Stripper Process (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1255
Pilot testing of a heat integrated 0.7 MWe CO2 capture system with two-stage air-stripping: Amine degradation and metal accumulation (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.07.004
Thermal Degradation Rate of 2-Amino- 2-methyl-1-propanol to Cyclic 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one; Mechanistic Aspects and Kinetics Investigation (2017) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01492
Pilot testing of a heat integrated 0.7MWe CO2 capture system with two-stage air-stripping: Emission (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.08.003
Enhancements in Mass Transfer for Carbon Capture Solvents Part II: Micron-Sized Solid Particles (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2017.03.027
Application of Surface Tension Model for Prediction of Interfacial Speciation of CO2-loaded Aqueous Solutions of Monoethanolamine (2017) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00041
Use of Carbon Steel for Construction of Postcombustion CO2 Capture Facilities: A Pilot-Scale Corrosion Study (2017) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00697
Integrated Bench-Scale Parametric Study on CO2 Capture Using a Carbonic Anhydrase Promoted K2CO3 Solvent with Low Temperature Vacuum Stripping (2016) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b03395
Understanding the Corrosion of CO2-loaded 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol Solutions Assisted by Thermodynamic Modeling (2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2016.09.005
Thermal Degradation Rate of 2Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol to Cyclic 4,4-Dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one: Experiments and Kinetics Modeling (2016) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b02657
Corrosion mitigation via a pH stabilization method in monoethanolamine-based solutions for post-combustion CO2 capture (2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2016.02.013
FeCO3 Coating Process toward the Corrosion Protection of Carbon Steel in a Postcombustion CO2 Capture System (2016) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b04145
Carbonic anhydrase mimics for enhanced CO2 absorption in an amine-based capture solvent (2016) https://doi.org/10.1039/C5DT02943K
CO2 loading-dependent corrosion of carbon steel and formation of corrosion products in anoxic 30 wt.% monoethanolamine-based solutions (2016) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2015.09.015
Trace Metals Accumulation in a Coal-fired Post Combustion CO2 Capture Process with Amine-based Solvents (2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.07.031
Catalyst Design for Mitigating Nitrosamines in CO2 Capture Process (2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.05.013
Reduction of amine mist emissions from a pilot-scale CO2 capture process using charged colloidal gas aphrons (2015) https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2015.1062398
Aspen Modeling for MEA-CO2 Loop: Dynamic Gridding for Accurate Column Profile (2015) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2015.03.035
Suitability and Stability of 2-Mercaptobenzimidazole as a Corrosion Inhibitor in a Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System (2015) https://doi.org/10.5006/1524
UKy-CAER Carbon Capture Research Projects (2015)
Catalyst Development for Rate Enhanced Acid Gas (CO2) Scrubbing (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.029
Thermal Degradation Comparison of Amino Acid Salts, Alkanolamines and Diamines in CO2 Capture (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.197
Reducing Amine Aerosol Emissions from Carbon Capture Systems Using Colloidal Gas Aphrons (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.104
Minimizing solvent degradation and corrosion using multifunctional additive (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.092
Study of a Novel Solvent System for CO2 Capture from Post-Combustion Flue Gas (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.202
Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in Piperazine Solutions for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture (2014) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/06120.0081ecst/pdf
Destroying nitrosamines in post-combustion CO2 capture (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.091
Possible Ways to Minimize Nitrosation Reactions during Post-combustion CO2 Capture Process (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.09.028
Improving Carbon Capture from Power Plant Emissions with Zinc- and Cobalt-based Catalysts (2014) https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CY00766B
Corrosion Benefits of Piperazine as an Alternative CO2 Capture Solvent (2014) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie501346z
Impact of fly ash on monoethanolamine degradation during CO2 capture (2014) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2014.03.015
Impact of Flue Gas Contaminants on Monoethanolamine Thermal Degradation (2014) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie403426c
Heat Stable Salt Accumulation and Solvent Degradation in a Pilot-Scale CO2 Capture Process Using Coal Combustion Flue Gas (2013) https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.2013.05.0150
Application of Electrolyte-NRTL Model for Prediction of the Viscosity of Carbon Dioxide Loaded Aqueous Amine Solutions (2013) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie4026874
Thermal degradation of amino acid salts in CO2 capture (2013) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.09.003
Absorption of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Morpholine Solutions (2013) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie402570u
The Equilibrium Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions of Morpholine: Experimental Data and Thermodynamic Modeling (2013) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie303563f
Synthesis of T-type Zeolite Nanoparticles for the Separation of CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 by Adsorption Process (2013) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.06.103
Comparison of solvent performance of CO2 capture from coal-derived flue gas: A pilot scale study (2012) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2012.10.006
A facile method for determination of amine speciation in CO2 capture solutions (2012) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie300230k
Solvent Regeneration with a High Volatility Liquid as Stripping Carrier (2012) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.03.014
Simulation of the Energy Consumption on CO2 Capture by Aqueous Monoethanolamine in Pilot Plant (2011) https://doi.org/10.5539/eer.v1n1p67
Electrochemical study of corrosion behavior of carbon steel A106 and stainless steel 304 in aqueous monoethanolamine (2011) https://doi.org/10.1179/1743278210Y.0000000001
Corrosion behavior of an aluminized nickel coating in a carbon dioxide capture process using aqueous monoethanolamine (2011) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2011.07.009
NF/RO faujasite zeolite membrane-ammonia absorption solvent hybrid system for potential post-combustion CO2 capture application (2011) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2010.10.007
The Effect of Fly Ash on Fluid Dynamics of CO2 Scrubber in Coal-Fired Power Plant (2011) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2011.07.024
“Method and Apparatus for Increasing Mass Transfer in Aqueous Gas Adsorption Processes,” U.S. Patent 10,702,826 (Issued July 7, 2020).
“CO2 Mass Transfer Enhancement of Aqueous Amine Solvents by Particle Additives,” U.S. Patent 10,589,214 (Issued March 17, 2020).
“Method of Development and Use of Catalyst- Functionalized Catalytic-particles to Increase the Mass Transfer Rate of Solvents Used in Acid Gas Cleanup,” U.S. Patent 10,322,367 (Issued June 18, 2019).
“Reduction of Amine Emissions From an Aqueous Amine Carbon Dioxide Capture System Using Charged Colloidal Gas Aphrons,” U.S. Patent 10,252,216, (Issued April 9, 2019).
“Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents,” U.S. Patent 10,213,734, (Issued February 26, 2019).
“Electrochemical Cell, Method and Apparatus for Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Flue Gas and Decomposing Nitrosamine Compounds,” Patent Pending, (Published January 2, 2020, 2020/0001231).
“Apparatus and Method for Recovering an Amine Solvent from an Acid Gas Stream,” Patent Pending, (Published January 2, 2020, 2020/0001227).
“Packing Material Sonication,” Patent Pending, (Published January 17, 2019, 2019/0015810)
“Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents,” U.S. Patent 9,957,284 (Issued May 1, 2018).
“Method of Inhibiting Nitrosation of an Aqueous Amine Solution Used in a Process of Removing Carbon Dioxide From a Flue Gas,” U.S. Patent 9,675,928 (Issued June 13, 2017).
“Solvent and Method for Removal of an Acid Gas from a Fluid Stream,” U.S. Patent 9,468,883 (Issued October 18, 2016).
“Hybrid Process Using a Membrane To Enrich Flue Gas CO2 With a Solvent-Based Post-Combustion CO2 Capture System,” U.S. Patent 9,409,120 (Issued August 9, 2016).
“Method of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents,” U.S. Patent 9,409,125 (Issued August 9, 2016).
“Catalysts and Methods of Increasing Mass Transfer Rate of Acid Gas Scrubbing Solvents,” U.S. Patent 9,266,102 (Issued February 23, 2016).
“Fossil-Fuel-Fired Power Plant,” U.S. Patent 9,021,810 (Issued May 5, 2015).
“Contaminant-Tolerant Solvent and Stripping Chemical and Process for Using Same for Carbon Capture from Combustion Gases,” U.S. Patent 8,940,261 (Issued January 27, 2015).
“Method for Removing CO2 from Coal-Fired Power Plant Flue Gas Using Ammonia as the Scrubbing Solution, with a Chemical Additive for Reducing NH3 Losses, Coupled with a Membrane for Concentrating the CO2 Stream to the Gas Stripper,” (Issued December 11, 2012, 20110311429A1)
We’ve pledged to electrify 10% of our transportation fleet by 2030 by replacing our end-of-lease light duty vehicles with a combination of fully electric vehicles or plug-in hybrids and outfitting our heavy-duty vehicles with plug-in idle mitigation units. We plan to have around 130 total electric vehicles, which will be a blend of light duty trucks and heavy-duty bucket trucks, which will also be much quieter while idling.
We’re collaborating with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) on a large-scale energy storage project at our E.W. Brown Generating Station.
LG&E and KU Energy operates Kentucky's first and largest utility-scale energy storage system — a 1-megawatt, 2-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery. The battery is co-located with E.W. Brown Solar, allowing the company to explore how batteries can improve the inherent intermittency of solar power.
The battery is operated 24/7, 365 days a year and is continuously collecting data — typically charging during the day when solar power is available and discharging at night. Battery use and availability has improved — from 54% in 2018 to 89% in 2020. The battery has collected twice as much data and stored almost twice as many megawatt-hours in 2020 as any other year.
Modes of Operation
The battery can be operated in several different modes. The Research and Development department most commonly operates the battery with Target State of Charge (SOC), which charges or discharges the battery to a certain percentage of capacity. The SOC% is programmed to fluctuate between 11% and 89%, as the top and bottom 10% of capacity are withheld for safety.
Other advanced functions are Auto Volt-Var, during which the battery supplies or absorbs reactive power in order to maintain grid voltage at a reference value, and Auto Frequency Watt, in which the battery rapidly charges or discharges to reduce grid frequency variation. The battery is also capable of performing solar-supporting functions during the day, including power smoothing and peak limiting.
Monitoring the Battery
The TRA department developed a real-time battery performance dashboard to monitor the system and maintain awareness of hundreds of conditions remotely. The department also developed an alarm system, capable of emailing and texting staff to alert them immediately about potential problems at the battery site. Employees in the department rotate responsibility for operating, monitoring, and maintaining the system, and all are capable of responding to problems at the site.
Academic Publications
Researchers at the University of Kentucky working with subject matter experts at LG&E and KU have collaborated on multiple research topics related to solar and battery energy storage systems. Over the past three years, nine academic papers and presentations based on data retrieved from the E.W. Brown Solar Dashboard and E.W. Brown 1-megawatt, 2-megawatt-hour battery have been published in multiple international journals, including the distinguished IEEE Transaction for Industry Applications. Links to each of the academic publications are listed below.
Parameter Identification for Cells, Modules, Racks, and Battery for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Systems
O.M. Akeyo, V. Rallabandi, N. Jewell, A. Patrick, D.M. Ionel - IEEE Access 8, 215817-215826
The Design and Analysis of Large Solar PV Farm Configurations With DC-Connected Battery Systems
O.M. Akeyo, V. Rallabandi, N. Jewell, D.M. Ionel - IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 56 (3), 2903-2912
On the Control of a Solid State Transformer for Multi-MW Utility-Scale PV-Battery Systems
Y. Zhang, O.M. Akeyo, J. He, D.M. Ionel - 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 6481-6486
Measurement and estimation of the equivalent circuit parameters for multi-MW battery systems
O.M. Akeyo, V. Rallabandi, N. Jewell, D.M. Ionel - 2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2499-2504
Modeling and simulation of a utility-scale battery energy storage system
O.M. Akeyo, V. Rallabandi, N. Jewell, D.M. Ionel - 2019 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), 1-5
Incorporating battery energy storage systems into multi-MW grid connected PV systems
V. Rallabandi, O.M. Akeyo, N. Jewell, D.M. Ionel - IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 55 (1), 638-647
Power Utility Tests for Multi-MW High Energy Batteries
O.M. Akeyo, H. Gong, V. Rallabandi, N. Jewell, D.M. Ionel - 2018 7th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, 1396-1399
Improving the capacity factor and stability of multi-MW grid connected PV systems with results from a 1MW/2MWh battery demonstrator
O.M. Akeyo, V. Rallabandi, N. Jewell, D.M. Ionel - 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2504-2509
We’re working to establish more than 100 acres of pollinator habitats rich with native plants that create an environment to attract and support pollinators such as native bees, honey bees and monarch butterflies.
E.W. Brown has lots of land that not only benefits customers by housing four different types of energy generation resources but is also home to a flock of sheep and pollinator habitats.
Pollinators rely on flowers for pollen and nectar needs. LG&E and KU are incorporating more pollinator habitats at various locations and they’re filled with more than 64 species of native plants to help attract all kinds of pollinators.
These pollinator habitats, rich with native plants, create an environment to attract and support pollinators such as native bees, honey bees and monarch butterflies. Not only will they benefit these pollinators, but they will also help beautify the landscape at E.W. Brown and other locations, support grassland birds, reduce water runoff and soil erosion, lower maintenance costs, and provide education opportunities for the public.
The E.W. Brown pollinator project is happening now with over 120 acres being used as a pollinator habitat. We’re also planting additional pollinator habitats at our Solar Share facility in Shelby County, and have plans to incorporate pollinator habitats at our Cane Run Generating Station and at our retired Tyrone Generating Station.
Visit lge-ku.com/sustainability to see all the ways LG&E and KU are empowering Kentucky, naturally.
Have ewe heard about our latest all-natural partnership? A team of woolly cool weed eaters from Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is keeping the vegetation in check at our E.W. Brown solar facility, the largest of its kind in the state.
Did you know that our E.W. Brown Generating Station is home to the largest universal solar facility in Kentucky? With more than 35 acres of solar panels, that’s a lot of land that needs to be maintained and mowed to keep the solar panels up and running.
In the spring of 2020, we announced that E.W. Brown is now also home to a flock of Shetland and Katahdin sheep from nearby Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. They’ve been hard at work keeping the vegetation in check, as mowing grass under and around our solar panels is challenging and time-consuming.
Farmers from Shaker Village oversee the care of the flock, including veterinary services and sheering. The wool will be sold to a local wool vendor and all the proceed will support Shaker Village’s mission and help lower the cost of maintaining the sheep.
We are excited to keep customers involved in the everyday lives of these sheep.
Visit lge-ku.com/sheep and tune in to our “Ewetube” channel to watch the sheep live and learn more about our partnership with Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
We’re helping protect and restore the peregrine falcon population with nesting boxes at our facilities.
