Crosbyton Solar Power Project, Records, 1974-1986 and undated

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Crosbyton Solar Power Project, Records, 1974-1986 and undated

Records concerning the Solar Power Project conducted through Texas Tech's Electrical Engineering department in the Texas town of Crosbyton.

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United States. Department of Energy

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States Government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. Its purview includes the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production, many of which are funded through its system of national laboratories. Many Federal agencies had been established to handle various aspect...

Reichert, John D.

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O'Hair, Edgar

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Crosbyton Solar Power Project

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Texas Tech University. Dept. of Electrical Engineering

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The Texas town of Crosbyton was the chosen site for the Solar Power Project conducted through Texas Tech's Electrical Engineering department. The project was the result of efforts begun in 1974 to find an alternative energy source to slow rapidly rising local utility rates. A 65-foot, bowl-shaped solar dish lined with mirrors and tilted at an angle was constructed to reap maximum sunlight, thereby concentrating the sun's heat and produce temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees F. The heat would be...

Texas Tech university

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Organized on the Texas Technological College campus as the Eagle Scout Club in the fall of 1938, the club officially became the Beta Sigma Chapter on April 30, 1939. A service organization, APO is a national service fraternity affliated with the Boys Scouts of America. The chapter was recognized in 1942 for having the nation's largest pledging class. Service projects have included placing benches across campus, helping conduct student elections and the Carol of Lights events, planning homecoming...