Greentech Lead America: JinkoSolar, a solar product
manufacturer in China, has completed a 35.8 kW tracker-based solar system at
Aquarion Water Company’s D.W. Loiselle water treatment plant at Trap Falls
Reservoir in Shelton, Connecticut.
The installation will help Aquarion offset the energy
required to operate the water treatment facility.
“We have been working diligently on a series of
measures to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and are extremely pleased
with the completed project. We are proud that our successful installation can
serve as a catalyst and inspiration for other companies considering the move
into solar tracking projects to offset their energy usage,” said Charles
V. Firlotte, president and CEO of Aquarion Water Company.
The project is utilizing 29.7 kW of JinkoSolar’s PV
modules in conjunction with OPEL Solar’s utility scale tracker. This is the
second project where OPEL has used JinkoSolar PV panels in conjunction with
OPEL’s own utility scale tracker. JinkoSolar look forward to partnering with
OPEL Solar for future projects and will continue to pursue similar ventures.
“It is very gratifying to partner with OPEL Solar so
we can supply our panels to a company like Aquarion that shares our same
insistence on performance and sustainability, and we are proud to have a hand
in the wider implementation of solar in mainstream utility sites in the
U.S.” said Arturo Herrero chief marketing officer of JinkoSolar.
Recently, JinkoSolar
announced that the 18 MW project in Dunhuang, Gansu Province in
west China, connected to the grid.
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