A collaborative effort from APS Energy Services (APSES) and Kyocera Solar has successfully managed to install four new solar energy systems for the Tempe campus of Arizona State University. With a combined capacity of 750kW, these systems were designed and installed by APS Energy Services, utilizing a whopping 3,572 Kyocera Solar KD-210 solar modules.
The rooftop installations were made all throughout the ‘strategic’ locations around the campus for optimum usage of clean and green solar energy. The locations included Carson Student Athletic Center (with 71 kW), the Weatherup Center (with 141kW), Hayden Library (with 249kW) and finally the Packard Drive South Parking Structure (with 290kW). The combined output of these installations stands at over 1.2 million-kilowatt hours of electricity every year.
Certainly fitting into ASU’s goal of achieving 20MW of solar generating capacity by 2020, this fervently green scheme is already touted to have the most solar energy panels of any single U.S. university campus. Moreover, ASU is also planning on introducing the first master’s degree program in solar energy this semester.
According to Steve Hill, president of Kyocera Solar:
ASU’s vision and execution of its sustainable energy plan sets a high standard for other academic institutions. That, combined with APSES’ expertise in designing and installing solar energy systems, made this an exciting collaboration. We are honored to work with two extraordinary organizations that share Kyocera’s commitment to clean, renewable energy solutions.
Source: PV-Tech
