The $2.6 million contract is for solar carports, rooftop solar, and wind turbines to be located at Fort Riley in Kansas. The US Army Corps of Engineers selected Microgrid Solar as its partner for the renewable energy component of what is being billed as new “net-zero-energy” Brigade Headquarters.
Microgrid will install 510 kilowatts (kW) of solar panels covering the roof and structures for the parking lot, as well as 5 vertical axis wind turbines around the perimeter of the building.
The combined power capacity of the project is equivalent to the power used by 100 homes.
“This project is designed not only to meet energy goals, but to demonstrate what will soon become commonplace on military bases around the world,” said Microgrid CEO Rick Hunter. “We are excited to be a part of this important project.”
The project, scheduled to complete construction in 2013, will also be LEED certified, and includes an extensive ground-source (geothermal) field for all of the heating and cooling needs of the building. There also will be a solar-thermal water heating system.
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