Solar-Powered Sustainable Community to Supply 30 Percent of Electrical Needs
Posted on: Friday, 24 March 2006, 09:01 CST
By Anonymous
A new residential solar-powered community for the U.S. Army on Oahu, Hawaii will provide about 30 percent of its electrical needs through seven megawatts of photovoltaic paneling. This 1,702-acre community transformation - a project of Actus Lend Lease, a public/ private community developer - will integrate renewable energy sources and sustainable design solutions. The U.S. Army Hawaii initiative marks the first time a grid-connected project will be profitable enough to install PV solar panels without subsidies. Actus Lend Lease's project will replace traditional fossil fuel generation - saving approximately 18,000 barrels of oil each year. Roughly 65 percent of the demolition waste will be reused in the form of asphalt or other building materials. No old appliance, door or window will be landfilled before first being offered to low- income residents in surrounding neighborhoods.
Copyright J.G. Press Inc. Jan/Feb 2006
Source: In Business
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