Black and white: it's not just about the roofs

Lops Nicolas:

silent, but with quiet, deadly humor.

Jeremiah Reed:

vocal, analytic, opinionated, clever. 

 Although they are very different,

together these bio-nauts are off the charts.

Their smarts and drive to succeed are what Biodiesel is all about. Lops and Jeremiah were also among the first people to finish their biodiesel products, and dove right into their project shortly after. Here's the deal: Jeremiah had an idea for a solar-conscious, energy-saving, beast of an idea. Upon hearing his idea, Lops jumped right in and was ready to go. The project deals with "black body radiation", which is the concept that the sun absorbs and radiates more effectively into black skin, paint, etc. Example: When working outside in the heat, a white shirt would be more effective because the white doesn't absorb heat as well. When coming inside after working outside, black would be better because it radiates the heat better. They are currently building a model to explain their idea. It works like this: they say a white roof deflects the sun away from a building during the day, but then it makes the building warmer in the evening because the heat doesn't radiate as well. Jeremiah thought, "What if we built an angled roof so that in the daytime it would be white and deflect the sun away from the building, and turn black at night to cool the buidling down?". Clearman was enthralled with the concept and with that, Lops joined the team and the two have been working nonstop.  

For their model, they are using recycled wood from the Freshman's homecoming float (above) and building it to be a miniature model of the real deal. Their idea is a key concept in quantum mechanics and they are learning about the infinite advantages of solar efficiency.

Let's hear it for the future of solar savings!