Blue Oak Energy (BOE), a provider of solar photovoltaic systems’ services has developed a 2.8 MW solar electric plant, in partnership with Point 2 Structural Engineers.
The new high power solar plant has been designed as part of a large power savings performance program for the US Coast Guard in Puerto Rico. Greenhouse gases (GHG) are considerably decreased in the US Coast Guard by building renewable photovoltaic generated green power system instead of brown power.
Kevin Vaughn, a Program Manager of Schneider Electric’s federal energy solutions, stated that with the replacement of the conventional brown power system with the renewable form of green power system, the reliability of the Coast Guard’s electrical systems will be improved, in addition to the decrease of GHG emissions. Kevin Vaughn added that this reliable electrical system is specifically important in the hurricane belt of the Caribbean.
The photovoltaic green power facility is technically and economically designed with three ground-mounted arrays, six commercial and two hundred residential rooftops, and five carport arrays. The new PV green energy system is developed such that it spans two areas including Rio Bayamon Housing Center in San Juan and Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla.
Zack Zoller, a Project Manager of engineering division for Blue Oak Energy, stated that since the days of World War II, the company designed multi-use plants, time weathered buildings, and many compact housing systems in a standardized pattern. Zoller also said that the company lowers the system’s installation and design expenses by approaching widely across the campus.
Source: http://www.blueoakenergy.com