Project description
We provided design, engineering, project management and commissioning of solar thermal facilities at 6 YMCAs of Northwest North Carolina. This included procuring Solar Power Purchase agreements (PPA).
Working with the customer to specific requirements, the UGC team conceptualized the design, worked with engineers and vendors to identify and resolve design issues and to build and commission the project.
The solar power generation facilities were designed to use water as a heat transfer medium. By using water instead of glycol, the solar facility is able to create and sustain a hotter water temperature that ultimately increases the amount of energy the YMCA can offset from conventional fossil fuel heating sources, dramatically reducing the YMCA’s carbon footprint.
Summary:
- 9 MW of solar power installed.
- Five solar installations have 50 Evacuated Tube Collectors (ETC) in roof tops providing approximately 7,374therms
One 210 ETC installed giving approximately 31,264 therms annually.
- The renewable energy generated offsets 2,632,699 of C0„ equivalent to reducing 2,597,854 miles of cars driven, and saves 501,200 trees.
