Open Energy Corporation, a renewable energy company focused on delivering
building integrated photovoltaic solutions, announced that it has completed its
largest solar electric installation for the new California Academy of Sciences
in Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco, Calif.
SOLANA BEACH, Calif.
- Open Energy Corporation, a renewable energy company focused on delivering
building integrated photovoltaic solutions, announced that it has completed its
largest solar electric installation for the new California Academy of Sciences
in Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco, Calif.
Designed especially for the Academy by Open Energy and
manufactured by Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's leading
manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, the project features 720
4-by-6 foot glass panels embedded with photovoltaic cells. The panels will be
arranged in a solar canopy around the Academy’s 197,000-square-foot roof and
will be one of the largest photovoltaic glass canopies in the United States The
solar installation will be a key factor in the Academy’s attempt to achieve
LEED Platinum certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) from
the U. S. Green Building Council. The museum was designed by Pritzker
Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, and was scheduled to open in September.
For more information, visitwww.openenergycorp.com.
Open Energy System to Help Academy Achieve LEED Platinum Status
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