June 30, 2010
San Diego, CA, USA: First Ronald McDonald House in California Goes Solar
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, Canadian Solar and HelioPower, a leading solar power engineering and installation firm, announced today a new 116kW roof-mount photovoltaic solar electric system at the Ronald McDonald House of San Diego at 2929 Children's Way in San Diego.
This is the first Ronald McDonald House in California to use solar energy to help power the House that supports families with seriously ill children in local hospitals. Ronald McDonald House of San Diego will serve more than 20,000 families this year alone, and the solar electric installation will help offset the electrical needs of the families with clean energy.
This month, the House celebrates the one-year anniversary of its 47-bedroom House for overnight guests and its Family Care Center, which serves as a day-time refuge for anyone with a child in a San Diego hospital.
"The Ronald McDonald House ensures families in San Diego receive the necessities they need as they care for their sick child , and we are so pleased to be able to provide our high-quality modules to this pivotal community facility," said Mike Miskovsky, U.S. general manager of Canadian Solar, Inc. "Through its leadership in California implementing a renewable energy solution, the Ronald McDonald House of San Diego will reap significant financial savings while contributing to environmental sustainability for years to come."
The solar installation was designed and constructed by HelioPower and financed by Helio Micro Utility, and consists of 518 Canadian Solar CS6P-220P polycrystalline modules. These modules are among the top-ranked in the industry in PV USA (PTC) ratings, which are quickly becoming universally accepted standards for measuring real-world module energy production and performance. PV Powered, Inc., an Advanced Energy company, supplied the 100kW inverter. Canadian Solar, HelioPower and PV Powered all donated price reductions to benefit the charity.
"Ronald McDonald House decided to pursue solar energy to create a healthy and sustainable environment for the children and families we serve, and to help greatly offset power costs," said Bill Lennartz, president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House of San Diego. "Our partners have been vital to our success as a resource to families in some of the most challenging times of their lives, and we are excited to now be producing clean solar energy to help us provide care to even more families."
The solar installation is part of the Ronald McDonald House of San Diego's pursuit of U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. The House was built according to strict green building standards, using a combination of high-efficiency mechanical systems and envelope and lighting design; it uses 17.5 percent less energy than a typical building in California. Materials used to create the building contain significant amounts of recycled content, and the building provides recycling collection stations to all house guests and employees.
"This is the first Ronald MacDonald House in California to go solar," said Steve LoRusso, vice president of commercial sales at HelioPower. "Working with our affiliate company, Helio Micro Utility, we developed the critical solar financing structure that worked for them as a nonprofit entity and supported their green building goals."
"Ronald McDonald House of San Diego makes life easier and more comfortable for many families in need. We are honored to be a part of helping so many people by providing our inverter, with its field-proven reliability and uptime,to this important solar installation" said Erick Petersen, VP of Sales and Marketing at PV Powered.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
USA Solar News
June 16, 2010
Little Ferry, NJ, USA: Access Self Storage to Proceed with Six Solar Energy Installations
Access Self Storage has selected the Viron Consulting Group to design and install grid-tied solar electric systems at its facilities in Bernardsville, Clark, Franklin Lakes, Kenilworth, Oakland and Woodbridge, New Jersey.
The announcement was made by Mr. James Greco, President of Access Self Storage and Mr. Thomas Voss, Principal of the Viron Consulting Group, LLC.
"By installing solar panels we are making a financial commitment that is good for the environment and makes fiscal sense." elaborated Greco. "These systems will help with the fight against global warming and reduce our dependency on foreign oil." "We chose the Viron Consulting Group to manage the project because of their holistic approach to our energy concerns" continued Mr. Greco. "And because the system they designed included panels made in the United States."
The systems feature approximately 4,544 American made photovoltaic panels capable of generating more than 1,000,000 kWh of electricity annually, which will significantly offset the company's electrical demand.
The panels are manufactured by SolarWorld, the largest PV manufacturer in the USA since 1977, with factories in Washington, Oregon and California. Thanks to the financial incentives currently available from the state and federal governments, the project will pay for itself in approximately 2 - 3 years.
"When you combine New Jersey's Renewable Energy Rebate Program and Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) system with the 30% Grant available from the US Treasury, now is the best time to install solar electric in NJ" explained Mr. Voss. "People don't realize New Jersey is second only to California when it comes to the capacity of grid-tied solar electric installations in the United States."
Installation of the systems is scheduled to begin this summer and be completed by the end of the year.
Further details about: Viron Consulting Group
Little Ferry, NJ, USA: Access Self Storage to Proceed with Six Solar Energy Installations
Access Self Storage has selected the Viron Consulting Group to design and install grid-tied solar electric systems at its facilities in Bernardsville, Clark, Franklin Lakes, Kenilworth, Oakland and Woodbridge, New Jersey.
The announcement was made by Mr. James Greco, President of Access Self Storage and Mr. Thomas Voss, Principal of the Viron Consulting Group, LLC.
"By installing solar panels we are making a financial commitment that is good for the environment and makes fiscal sense." elaborated Greco. "These systems will help with the fight against global warming and reduce our dependency on foreign oil." "We chose the Viron Consulting Group to manage the project because of their holistic approach to our energy concerns" continued Mr. Greco. "And because the system they designed included panels made in the United States."
The systems feature approximately 4,544 American made photovoltaic panels capable of generating more than 1,000,000 kWh of electricity annually, which will significantly offset the company's electrical demand.
The panels are manufactured by SolarWorld, the largest PV manufacturer in the USA since 1977, with factories in Washington, Oregon and California. Thanks to the financial incentives currently available from the state and federal governments, the project will pay for itself in approximately 2 - 3 years.
"When you combine New Jersey's Renewable Energy Rebate Program and Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) system with the 30% Grant available from the US Treasury, now is the best time to install solar electric in NJ" explained Mr. Voss. "People don't realize New Jersey is second only to California when it comes to the capacity of grid-tied solar electric installations in the United States."
Installation of the systems is scheduled to begin this summer and be completed by the end of the year.
Further details about: Viron Consulting Group
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