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It seems as if President’s College is on its way to returning to its former glory as governmental and non-governmental efforts are being made to improve the facility where the resident students dwell.The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) in partnership with Authentix Inc. recently installed three stand-alone Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems to provide energy efficient backup lighting with motion/occupancy sensors in the three dormitories at President’s College.Solar PV systems have gained increased importance as a renewable source of energy due to its many advantages such as little maintenance, no noise and no pollution.Prior to the installation of the three solar photovoltaic systems, there was no alternative or backup electricity supply in the event of a utility failure at President’s College. Loss of power would have resulted in much frustration, inconvenience and negatively impacted the resident students at nights.Power outages at nights resulted in disruption of activities such as studying, doing assignments and School Based Assessments (SBA’s) which in turn may have a negative impact on academic performance at the institution.Therefore, an alternative supply of electricity for lighting during power outages was needed to provide lighting for security purposes during power outages, enable students to complete assignments, homework and projects in a timely manner and facilitate studying at nights during power outages.Designed by Brian Constantine, one of GEA’s Energy Engineers,Clark Griswold Jersey, the solar photovoltaic system provides lighting in priority areas such as the living quarters, washrooms, apartments and corridors in each dormitory and will only be for use in cases of emergencies or backup. “The system was designed based on the energy use (demand) at each dorm in the event of a utility failure to provide energy efficient lighting on demand using motion/occupancy sensors,Rene Bourque Jersey,” said Constantine.He further added that “…the energy demand was based on the number of lights (approximately 44 lights per dorm) and the resulting usage time of each light in the various areas.”Based on the preceding criterion, the battery bank was computed to be just over 500Ah,Al Macinnis Jersey, with assumptions of three percent losses in the wiring and 10 percent loss in the inverter. The system was configured using two batteries connected in parallel,CM Punk Jersey, thereby supplying 12V. Pure sine wave inverters rated at 1000W were selected to provide the AC power to the energy efficient lights in each dorm.Occupancy sensors were employed along the corridors of each dormitory to ensure operation of the hallway lights only when needed.  Sustainability of these systems will be ensured since each inverter is equipped with a low voltage disconnect, thereby preventing overuse of the system.The overall cost of the system was $2,Niklas Backstrom Jersey,891,328. Authentix provided funding for the project to the tune of US$10,Valeri Nichushkin Jersey,000- the equivalent of $2,090,Ales Hemsky Jersey,000. Along with the design, technical oversight and installation,Teuvo Teravainen Jersey, the GEA provided solar panels, inverters and other support to the value of G$801,328 that was needed to complete the project.According to Dr. Mahender Sharma,David Clarkson Jersey, CEO of the Guyana Energy Agency, “The installation represents a culmination of the learning over the last few years, whereby GEA’s Engineers, using appropriate and energy efficient technologies along with their experiences in sustainable energy development are able to translate that knowledge to help the students.”Authentix, being the company who provides the ‘marking chemical’ for GEA’s Fuel Marking Programme and GEA have had a partnership since 2003 when the Programme commenced.The company said that given that many of their employees are scientists and engineers, they are aware that a good education is the foundation for a lifetime of success. The project for the President’s College students therefore offered the organization “…a great opportunity to help a new generation of scholars as the renewable-energy system would  ensure that the students have the lighting needed to complete their assignments and to benefit from cutting-edge solar and lighting technology.”“One of our company values is to advance science and technology – for a better world,” said Bernard C. Bailey Ph.D., Chairman and CEO of Authentix. “As we have been working with the GEA for more than a decade, we are thrilled to be able to provide these students with advanced solar and lighting technology to support their studies,” he further posited.President’s College, Golden Grove East Coast of Demerara, was founded in 1985. The institution has three dormitories which accommodates students from all regions across Guyana.At present, about 250 students are resident at the college.  The college significantly deteriorated over the past 10 years. The grade needed for a student to be awarded that school was lowered and long time workers attached had on numerous occasions told Kaieteur News that “the then government (the PPP administration) was deliberately neglecting the school.”  Some felt that that was the case because the PPP saw the College as a “Burnham legacy.”