by Brianna Crandall — November 11, 2015—Kingspan Energy, a Connecticut-based SunPower commercial partner, was selected for a unique project that combines multiple energy efficiency upgrades with a high efficiency solar energy solution from SunPower to significantly reduce an existing commercial building’s power load.
The project was for the Thornwood, New York, facility of Carl Zeiss, a 160-year-old optics company known for its eyeglass lenses and semiconductors, with operations in 40 countries. Zeiss chose Kingspan Energy to integrate energy efficiency measures including LED lighting and solar photovoltaics at the company’s sales, service, and training center.
The combined project, along with a roof upgrade that enhanced the insulation value of the building and made it solar ready, has resulted in a 60 percent reduction in energy load.
The core of the project is a 531-kilowatt solar photovoltaic installation on the facility’s roof that uses the industry’s most efficient solar panels from SunPower.
The solar power system is expected to meet 30 percent of the building’s annual energy needs, and is projected to produce more than 598,000 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity each year, which is equivalent to taking 87 passenger vehicles off the road, calculates the company.
Kingspan Energy is an American company using a customized, turnkey approach to make the benefits of solar a reality to commercial and industrial customers.
