Aquarium of the Bay, the only gated attraction to be certified by the San Francisco Green Business program, has mounted solar panels on its roof, converting the sun's energy into electricity to run video microscopes and electronics in the centerpiece of its new climate change exhibit, the PG and E Bay Lab station.
"The recent opening of PG and E Bay Lab provided Aquarium of the Bay the perfect opportunity to take its environmentally-focused programming and internal operations methods to the next level," said CEO John Frawley.
"We are running clean power to the PG and E Bay Lab station and providing information on green empowerment to our guests."
Naturalist-led presentations at the PG and E Bay Lab station include interactions with many of the exhibit's land animals, along with presentations that focus on energy and conservation, climate change and the San Francisco Bay and marine environments.
Energy and conservation presentations include "Blowing in the Wind," "Energy Hogs," "Solar Power Science" and "Watch Where You Step."
Visitors learn unique and varied ways that wind energy is used; how and where energy is often overused in the home and the relationships between climate change and lifestyle, environmental impacts and population dynamics. Visitors also learn how the sun's energy can be harnessed, through interactive demonstrations using radiometers.
The solar system in the PG and E Bay Lab was provided in partnership with Bay Area Systems and Solutions, Inc. and Solar Panel Partners.
PG and E Bay Lab is a unique interactive climate change exhibit sponsored by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The exhibit features the Aquarium's first-ever land-dwelling animals as nature's ambassadors, promoting energy conservation to protect their habitats from the potential impact of climate change.
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