News
Oberlin’s Sustainable Infrastructure Program Enters Key Phase
May 30, 2023
Ginger Christ
Four-year project to convert campus heating and cooling system set for drilling of 850 geothermal wells.
![Construction crew prepares the site for installation of Oberlin's geothermal well.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/geothermal_well_field_may_31_2023.png?itok=3eiiWWrv)
Sheep May Safely Mow
May 25, 2023
Ginger Christ
Campus solar fields maintained by truckloads of hungry livestock.
![flock of sheep running in front of a solar array.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/screenshot_2023-05-25_at_2.55.14_pm.png?itok=MyLxj0sN)
Phase One of SIP Project Ends with a Campus and City Tree Planting
December 9, 2021
Office of Communications
A large flatbed truck parked on North Professor Street late last month brought the first of 126 trees to be planted in Oberlin this semester.
![Three workers plant a small tree.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2021/2treeplanting.rebeccadevereaux.jpg?itok=L_ykqp8S)
Oberlin College Recognized for Sustainability Initiatives that go Above and Beyond
November 23, 2021
Scott Wargo
Oberlin College has been named a 2021 Excellence in Energy Award winner by NRG Energy, Inc. for the significant impact of its sustainability initiatives that achieve notable environmental and social benefits.
![Drone Aerial view of administrative buildings](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/drone_aerial_view_of_admin_bldgs_3.jpg?itok=Mp39mywS)
Oberlin College and Conservatory Secures $80 Million in Certified Climate Bonds for Sustainable Infrastructure Program (SIP)
August 3, 2021
Office of Communications
Bond enables Oberlin to initiate substantive progress on four-year project to build new geothermal energy system for the campus; new energy system will be a critical component in College’s ability to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025.
![Wilder Bowl construction Aerial view of Wilder Bowl under construction.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sip-wilderbowl-william_bradford-news.jpg?itok=Z9zHLwUS)
Carbon-neutrality project becomes more visible with temporary tree removal
May 17, 2021
Office of Communications
Oberlin’s march toward carbon neutrality will become a little more visible this week as crews begin removing a limited number of trees and bushes, making possible the multi-year, campus-wide heating and cooling overhaul that will make Oberlin a national leader in clean energy.
![Aerial drone image of Oberlin campus](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/drone_aerial_view_of_admin_bldgs_0.jpg?itok=c-JHhQLD)