Argan, a designer and builder of energy plants,
announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Gemma Renewable Power has signed
$16.6 million EPC contract with Southern Sky Renewable Energy Canton. The
project aims to design and build a 5.7MW (DC) solar energy facility consisting
of approximately 19,800 photovoltaic panels located on a closed capped landfill
in Canton, Massachusetts.
“We are pleased to assist in meeting the electricity
needs of the citizens of Canton, Massachusetts with a clean renewable energy
source. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Southern Sky Team on this
important solar energy facility. With the start of the Canton solar energy
project, Gemma Power Systems is currently constructing facilities using three
different types of renewable energy technologies ” solar, wind and biomass,”
said Rainer Bosselmann, chairman and chief executive officer of
Argan.
This solar energy project will cover approximately 12.5
acres of the 40 acre landfill and is expected to complete in the summer of
2012. GRP has received a full release to start all construction and engineering
activities.
“SSRE is very pleased to have selected Gemma Renewable
Power LLC as its EPC contractor. The team of professionals that Gemma has
provided to the Canton Landfill Solar project consists of experienced energy
facility engineers and constructors. Gemma project management will result in
the construction of a successful landfill solar project,” said Ralph Palumbo,
managing director of Southern Sky Renewable Energy.
By GreentechLead.com Team
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