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Solar Plus Battery Storage Tested in Georgia

December 9, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Washington Gas Energy Systems is working with Southern Company and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to test and evaluate a battery storage system at a 1 MW solar array in Cedartown, Ga. The project will analyze a 1-MW/2-MWh lithium ion battery energy storage system to establish a technical and ... Read more »

Washington Gas Energy Systems Works on Solar Projects in Minnesota

November 7, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Washington Gas Energy Systems completed a 40 kW solar array that will produce renewable energy for Waconia High School near Minneapolis, Minn. The project is one of 13 solar arrays being completed in Minnesota in partnership with New Energy Equity, Innovative Power Systems, tenKsolar and ICS Consulting. The roof-mounted system ... Read more »

Santa Clara County Installs Bloom Fuel Cells

May 12, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Washington Gas Energy Systems (WGESystems) announced a 2.6 MW Bloom Energy project in Santa Clara County, Calif. WGESystems will finance, build, own and operate the project and sell all energy generated to the county under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The Bloom Energy fuel cells will generate power using natural ... Read more »

2.6 MW Fuel Cells Power Santa Clara County

March 11, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Washington Gas Energy Systems announced a 2.6 MW Bloom Energy project in Santa Clara County, Calif. Washington Gas will finance, build, own and operate the project and sell all energy generated to Santa Clara County under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The Bloom Energy Servers will generate power using ... Read more »

Solar Projects Online

February 12, 2014 by William Opalka

Two solar projects in California owned and operated by Washington Gas Energy Systems are complete and ready to generate energy for separate educational institutions. Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, Calif., and Corcoran Unified School District in Corcoran, Calif., are holding dedication ceremonies this week. Systems have 20-year power purchase agreements. ... Read more »

University of Arizona Solar Park Adds Another Project

November 20, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Washington Gas Energy Systems is building a 1 MW solar array at the University of Arizona’s Science & Technology Park in Tucson. The UA Tech Park is testing various solar projects under identical operating conditions to evaluate the most beneficial technology for solar energy production in the Southwest. Washington Gas ... Read more »

Solar Update: UK Dairy Farm, Washington, DC Charter Schools

November 19, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Solarlec installed 100 solar panels for Reeves and Partner dairy farm in Kingsbridge, United Kingdom (pictured). The system will save the farm $83,000 in electricity bills over the next 25 years, with $147,000 to be fed back into the business over the same period through the government’s feed-in tariff subsidy ... Read more »

Solar: Kerman California Wastewater Treatment, Western University of Health Sciences, GM Transmission Plant

October 24, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

ConEdison Solutions and Borrego Solar Systems dedicated a 1,680-panel solar system at Kerman, Calif.’s wastewater treatment plant (pictured). The installation is expected to reduce the treatment plant’s electricity costs by about 40 percent per year for an annual savings of more than $95,000. Through a 20-year power purchase agreement with ... Read more »

Solar Update: Architectural Grille, Owens Corning, Rio Rancho Schools

October 17, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Architectural Grille, a Brooklyn, NY-based firm that makes metalwork for use in HVAC, hired Solar Energy Systems to construct a roof-mounted 312 kW solar system on its factory (pictured). Designed to produce 365,000 kWh annually, the array will offset a majority of the company’s electric consumption. The solar array is ... Read more »

Solar Roundup: Washington Gas Energy, Sol Systems, Cargill, TEVA Energy

September 26, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Cargill and TEVA Energy commissioned a solar energy system at Cargill’s Fresno, Calif., beef processing plant to pre-heat water used throughout the plant for food safety and sanitation purposes. This solar energy recovery system is coupled with an existing methane recovery system installed several years ago, boosting renewable energy usage ... Read more »

Washington Gas Energy Systems, Independent Energy Solutions Announce Calif. Solar Projects

September 20, 2013 by Leon Walker

Washington Gas Energy Systems and Independent Energy Solutions have each announced solar installations in California totaling over 1 MW. WGES has signed a contract with Western University of Health Sciences to build, own and operate a 672 kW solar array that will provide renewable energy for the university in Pomona, Calif. The installation ... Read more »

Solar Update: Kyocera Donates to African Schools, IKEA Helps Sandy Area, Washington Gas Energy Systems Signs PPA with NM School District

June 14, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Kyocera Corporation donated solar power generating systems to four secondary schools in Tanzania and three primary schools in Uganda. The installations are part of larger donation projects that have been ongoing since 2009, in which Kyocera has been providing solar power generating systems to schools in Tanzania and Uganda that ... Read more »

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