Evergreen Solar Helps Power Boston Sand & Gravel
July 23, 2009
110 kilowatt solar installation will supply 75 percent of electricity at maintenance garage in Evergreen Solar’s home state
MARLBORO and BOSTON, Mass (July 23, 2009) -- Evergreen Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESLR), a manufacturer of STRING RIBBON™ solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer manufacturing technology, announced today that a new 110 kilowatt solar energy power plant using its solar panels is now operational at Boston Sand & Gravel in Evergreen’s home state of Massachusetts. The solar installation will supply 75 percent of the overall energy needed to power the company’s maintenance facility in Charlestown, Mass.
The installation, which is highly visible from both Interstate 93 and the local public transit system, contains more than 500 Evergreen Solar panels and occupies an area of one-half acre. It will generate enough energy each year to power approximately 25 average-sized homes. By generating renewable energy, the facility will offset carbon dioxide emissions equivalent to removing 40 cars from the road annually. Boston Sand & Gravel expects the savings in annual energy costs to pay for this project within five-and-a-half years.
“This is not only a significant solar installation for Boston Sand & Gravel, it’s a milestone for the City of Boston as it is the first 100kw plus project to be installed under the Commonwealth Solar and Solar Boston initiatives of both Governor Patrick and Mayor Menino,” said Terry Bailey, Evergreen Solar’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Boston Sand & Gravel’s choice to use Evergreen Solar’s panels will not only show immediate results in performance as our panels deliver more electricity (kilowatt hours per kilowatts installed) throughout the day than any crystalline silicon panel, but it will also help the company accomplish its carbon goals since our panels have both the smallest carbon footprint and the quickest energy payback of any silicon based solar panel in the business.”
The project uses a Solectria Renewable Inverter and custom engineered mounting system and was designed and installed by Nexamp, Inc.
“Boston Sand & Gravel is excited and pleased to complete our solar installation,” Dean Boylan, President of Boston Sand & Gravel said. “It is a cornerstone of our Green Plan through which we will support our customers with materials for green construction while reducing our energy consumption in the production of those materials.”
About Evergreen Solar, Inc.
Evergreen Solar, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets String Ribbon™ solar power products using its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer technology. The Company's patented wafer manufacturing technology uses significantly less polysilicon than conventional processes. Evergreen Solar's products provide reliable and environmentally clean electric power for residential and commercial applications globally. For more information about the Company, please visit www.evergreensolar.com. Evergreen Solar® and String Ribbon™ are trademarks of Evergreen Solar, Inc.
About Boston Sand & Gravel
Boston Sand & Gravel has been a leader in the Ready-Mixed Concrete and Aggregate Industry in New England since 1914. It has provided ready mix concrete for a variety of construction projects from the most demanding public and commercial projects that have changed the city sky line and regional infrastructure to residential construction. A member of the US Green Building Council, Boston Sand & Gravel is able to supply materials to “green” construction projects, i.e. LEED certified buildings. The Company has also embarked on a “Green Plan,” to develop a strategy for environmentally sustainable operations. Working with contractors and owners, Boston Sand & Gravel is able to design and supply recycled products that will increase the sustainable nature of construction projects. The Green Plan builds on the Company’s history of environmental conservation from land reclamation and hydro-seeding in mining facilities to storm water collection and management in ready mix concrete operations.
Contacts: Media:
Chris Lawson Jim Connelly
Director Marketing Communications Account Supervisor
Evergreen Solar, Inc. Elevate Communications
508-251-3214 617-861-3654
clawson@evergreensolar.com jconnelly@elevatecom.com
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