These five university colleges in the US are protecting the planet, here’s how

University of California – Irvin

UC Irvin is described as a leader in energy conservation and climate action. The university gets its power from onsite PV solar panels and has retrofitted its old building to conserve energy.

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It is also the first school in the US to convert to an all-electric bus fleet. It also found a way to use a power-to-gas (P2G) system to utilize excess wind and solar electricity that would otherwise go to waste.