Baker Renewable Energy Selected Contractor for 2.6MW Rooftop Solar Project at Boeing South Carolina
SCE&G to Own and Operate Distributed Generation with One of the Nation’s Largest Rooftop Solar Installations
Raleigh, NC, May 28, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Baker Renewable Energy (http://bakerrenewable.com), has announced that the company has been selected as the engineering procurement contractor (EPC) for one of the largest single rooftop solar projects in the nation at the Boeing 787 Dreamliner facility in North Charleston, S.C. This renewable energy project will be 2.6 megawatts of DC capacity for the facility to assist in powering its operations. The solar system will cover approximately 10 acres of the facility’s rooftop, or about eight football fields. The solar panels, if laid end to end, would measure in excess of 61 miles.
Baker Renewable Energy will provide turnkey design and installation of 18,095 144-watt photovoltaic laminate panels from United Solar Ovonics, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ:ENER) (http://www.uni-solar.com), and four 700-kilowatt inverters from GE (http://www.ge.com) beginning mid-May and slated to end in the fall. Executives at the company predict that the project will create between 12 and 15 permanent jobs in the North Charleston area.
The project stems from an agreement between Boeing (http://www.boeing.com) and South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) (http://www.sceg.com/en) in which SCE&G will own, install and maintain the solar panels that will assist Boeing in its commitment to operating a 100 percent renewable energy site. Baker Renewable Energy was selected by SCE&G to perform the installation through a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process.
Quotes:
“This single project will be the equivalent to twice the solar that has currently been installed in the state of South Carolina,” said Jason Epstein, executive vice president of Baker Renewable Energy. “We are proud to be part of this growing industry, and proud of the new jobs it is creating for South Carolina through projects like this.”
“This is a very positive step for the development of distributed renewable energy in the United States – an example of a utility and a multi-national business partnering in an effort to further the integration of this critical resource,” said John Matthews, president of Baker Renewable Energy.
“This is not a typical integration,” said Richard Wright, senior contract manager at Baker Renewable Energy. “A project of this scale and scope will require industrial logistics and professional management. This is very substantive new energy construction project.”
“United Solar is proud to have been selected by Baker Renewable Energy for this 2.6 megawatt project highlighting Boeing and SCE&G’s commitment to clean, renewable solar energy,” said Mark Morelli, president and CEO of Energy Conversion Devices, United Solar’s parent company.
About Baker Renewable Energy:
Baker Renewable Energy offers a full line of turn-key design and installation services for commercial, residential and institutional customers along the Eastern Seaboard. With expertise in solar photovoltaics, solar thermal, wind energy and solar hot air, Baker Renewable Energy serves customers through offices in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Baker Renewable Energy is a division of Baker Roofing Company founded in 1915. For more information please visit http://bakerrenewable.com.
Kate Catlin
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
kate@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Baker Renewable Energy will provide turnkey design and installation of 18,095 144-watt photovoltaic laminate panels from United Solar Ovonics, a subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices (NASDAQ:ENER) (http://www.uni-solar.com), and four 700-kilowatt inverters from GE (http://www.ge.com) beginning mid-May and slated to end in the fall. Executives at the company predict that the project will create between 12 and 15 permanent jobs in the North Charleston area.
The project stems from an agreement between Boeing (http://www.boeing.com) and South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) (http://www.sceg.com/en) in which SCE&G will own, install and maintain the solar panels that will assist Boeing in its commitment to operating a 100 percent renewable energy site. Baker Renewable Energy was selected by SCE&G to perform the installation through a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process.
Quotes:
“This single project will be the equivalent to twice the solar that has currently been installed in the state of South Carolina,” said Jason Epstein, executive vice president of Baker Renewable Energy. “We are proud to be part of this growing industry, and proud of the new jobs it is creating for South Carolina through projects like this.”
“This is a very positive step for the development of distributed renewable energy in the United States – an example of a utility and a multi-national business partnering in an effort to further the integration of this critical resource,” said John Matthews, president of Baker Renewable Energy.
“This is not a typical integration,” said Richard Wright, senior contract manager at Baker Renewable Energy. “A project of this scale and scope will require industrial logistics and professional management. This is very substantive new energy construction project.”
“United Solar is proud to have been selected by Baker Renewable Energy for this 2.6 megawatt project highlighting Boeing and SCE&G’s commitment to clean, renewable solar energy,” said Mark Morelli, president and CEO of Energy Conversion Devices, United Solar’s parent company.
About Baker Renewable Energy:
Baker Renewable Energy offers a full line of turn-key design and installation services for commercial, residential and institutional customers along the Eastern Seaboard. With expertise in solar photovoltaics, solar thermal, wind energy and solar hot air, Baker Renewable Energy serves customers through offices in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Baker Renewable Energy is a division of Baker Roofing Company founded in 1915. For more information please visit http://bakerrenewable.com.
Kate Catlin
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
kate@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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