High school students aim to capture sun's rays to power hydroponic greenhouse. A solar - powered hydroponic greenhouse is going up at a California high school, thanks in part to an energetic group of students and a grant from a utility. The greenhouseis being constructed on the grounds of Mt. Diablo High School in Concord, Calif. Mt. Diablo science teacher Sandy Johnson - Shaw and a University of California - Berkeley environmental science graduate student developed a plan for a solar - powered hydroponic greenhouse. Johnson - Shaw runs Mt. Diablo's health and biotechnology academy, which offers curriculum tailored to students interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences. Project plans were developed during the 2004 school year. The planstogether with a grant proposal written by graduate student Thomas Azwell. were submitted to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E). Azwell's proposal featured a hydroponics lab patterned after one originally designed and built by Lou Dee, a recently retiredNASA chemist.
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