Discovery Park of America announced to-day that Origis Energy has contributed $50,000 toward a campaign that will raise money to up-date the museum and park’s Energy Gallery.

In April, Origis Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Google and Excelsior Energy Capital celebrated the completion of Skyhawk Solar, a 100 MW (MWac) project in Obion Coun-ty located just minutes from Discovery Park. Skyhawk Solar was developed under the TVA Green Invest pro-gram and contributes to TVA’s continued push to grow clean energy in its seven-state service territory.

“Since Discovery Park’s Energy Gallery was first designed more than a decade ago, much progress has been made in the energy sector, including creating low-cost, clean, reliable, renewable energy,” said Scott Williams, the museum’s president and CEO. “While there are many advancements, there seems to be a gap in helping the public understand the science behind and the importance of new initiatives like solar farms. We plan to create an exhibit that changes that for our 250,000 plus annual visitors.”