DULUTH, Minn. — Rebuild Minnesota has chosen the Lake Superior Zoo for a renewable energy demonstration project. Rebuild Minnesota is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Rebuild America Program, which aims to improve energy through energy efficiency.
The zoo project will include solar hot water and potential space heating for the animal barn, photovoltaic fueling station for electric vehicles, a geothermal heat exchanger for the polar bear and seal pools, and a micro hydro facility for buildings on the zoo property.