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GLOBAL RENEWABLES ONLINE - MAY/JUNE 2012
pace in Hawaii: after installing the
rooftop installation for the green film
and photo giant Fujifilm last year,
Conergy has now announced a new
project in the surfer’s paradise. By
2014, the system supplier will have
equipped many additional schools
with solar power plants with a total
capacity of more than 4 MW.
The first project is on the rooftop of
the public Aiea High School in Hono-
lulu. 522 Conergy solar modules are
producing more than 170,000 kilo-
watt hours of clean electricity a year.
Kahuku, Kaimuki and Waianae High
Schools will quickly follow and con-
vert to clean energy. In the next two
years, additional elementary and high
schools on the islands of Oahu and
Kauai will be bringing the energy turn-
around to life for their students.
This major Hawaiian project is carried
out by Conergy’s local partner, the
clean-energy integrator Hawaii Pacific
Solar (HPS) together with RC Energy,
who secures the funding and provides
the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
for the major Hawaiian project so that
it will be installed at no upfront costs
for the local Department of Education
(DOE). The schools benefit from the
power plants by significantly lower en-
ergy costs and by making clean energy
come alive for their students.
SOLAR POWER PLANT COMBINES
PROFITABILITY, ECOLOGY,
SUSTAINABILITY AND EDUCATION
“We’re very proud of this new proj-
ect in Hawaii, because it combines
economic, environmental and social
aspects”, says President of Conergy
North America, Anthony Fotopoulos.
“Over a 20-year period, each school
will, on average, save around $500,000
dollars on their electricity costs, and,
most importantly, will also be achiev-
ing their aims of educating children
about green issues. The installation
will save on the production of 117 met-
ric tons of harmful CO2 greenhouse
gases - that corresponds to the emis-
sions from 49,748 liters of gas or 43,403
liters of oil. This is how the new gen-
eration of young people will learn to
approach energy in a totally different
way.”
The project is thus more than just pow-
er plants: the partners are also provid-
ing the schools with a wide range of
teaching materials to explain the ad-
vantages of renewable energies and are
helping new school projects to be set
up by providing fresh subjects for the
curriculum.
Hawaii, the sunshine state: 70% of en-
ergy requirements from clean sources
by 2030
In this way, the
school authorities
are making an ac-
tive contribution to
the energy revolu-
tion and to hitting
the ambitious cli-
mate goals set by the island state. By
2030, the islanders want to be getting
70% of their energy from clean energy
by 2030 with 30% from efficiency mea-
sures, and 40% coming from locally
generated renewable sources. Solar en-
ergy plays a critical role in this devel-
opment thanks to Hawaii’s perfect cli-
matic conditions. With an average of 6
hours sunshine per day as well as high
irradiation levels, the surfer’s paradise
of Hawaii is one of the most attractive
places in the world for solar installa-
tions, providing maximum yields.
JINKOSOLAR SELECTED TO SUPPLY
50MW FOR GSHHSD SOLAR
PROJECT IN CHINA
China-based module supplier plays
key role in growing domestic renew-
able energy production
SHANGHAI-
- JinkoSolar Holding Co.,
Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”)
(NYSE: JKS), one of the world’s lead-
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