[Vision2020] Vision2020 Digest, Vol 19, Issue 84

[donald edwards]

Here's a system they should consider for solar power that rolls out in long flexible sheets that can be hammered and drilled through, doesn't use heavy glass and produces even power through out the day even in lower light conditions through clouds vs. requiring direct sunlight for max output. 
 
My guess is that they could install several of the small wind turbines right on top of a solar roof without much masting since the building is already tall.  
 
Maybe the hospital could partner with this project to provide a Fuelcell Technologies stand alone hydrogen power generation plant that is about the size of industrial air conditioners and makes it's own clean hydrogen power in use all over the world at universities and hospitals, etc because they are not reliant or affected by grid outages.  These are also being installed at existing coal and other power plants to reclaim wasted exhaust heat to generate hydrogen power which obviously increases the over all efficiency of the existing power plant. (full disclosure-I own shares in each of these companies which are founded, based and hire American's, not dead dinosaurs in Iraq)
 
United Solar Ovonic’s first football-field long proprietary continuous web triple-junction solar cell manufacturing machine — designed and built by ECD Ovonics’ Production Technology and Machine Building Division — is operating at its full-rated capacity and is considered the world’s largest and most advanced machine for manufacture of thin-film amorphous silicon alloy solar cells and related products used in a variety of applications.
 
Because of United Solar Ovonic’s unique solar cell technology characteristics, such as lightweight, ruggedness, and flexibility, it is ideal for residential and industrial building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing systems. ECD Ovonics and United Solar Ovonic hold the basic patents covering the continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing of thin-film amorphous silicon alloy multi-junction solar cells and related products.

United Solar Ovonic is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.
 
 
United Solar Ovonic’s Second Installation for GM 

Auburn Hills, Mich., Sept 14, 2007 – United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENER), announced today that it has been selected for one of the largest solar power installations in corporate use. Uni-Solar PV solar panels will be installed on the roof of the GM facility in Fontana, California. When completed in December, the installation will produce 1.3 million kilowatt hours of electricity a year, roughly the amount needed to power 200 homes for one year. The Fontana solar array will be installed atop GM’s 300,000 square foot warehouse facility. This installation follows United Solar Ovonic’s similar-sized installation at another GM facility in Rancho Cucamonga.Subhendu Guha, President of United Solar Ovonic, said: “This is our second installation for GM after the 1MW solar installation in Rancho Cucamonga. We are gratified, of course, that UNI-SOLAR® panels are the product of choice for GM and for a growing list of corporations advancing the increased use of renewable energy.”“At General Motors we understand that good environmental decisions are good business decisions and solar energy is a perfect example of this,” said Elizabeth A. Lowery, GM vice president, Environment, Energy and Safety Policy. ”The new solar arrays on our rooftops are reducing our energy costs and carbon footprint, while providing green energy to the community.”Constellation Energy Projects & Services Group, a division of Constellation Energy, will own and operate the rooftop system and provide power to the GM facility under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

 
About Energy Conversion DevicesEnergy Conversion Devices is the leader in the synthesis of new materials and the development of advanced production technology and innovative alternative energy products and solutions. The company's portfolio of alternative energy solutions and proprietary information processing technologies features the latest advances in solar electric power generation, NiMH batteries, and fuel cell, solid hydride storage and phase-change memory technologies. ECD designs and builds manufacturing machinery that incorporates its proprietary production processes, maintains ongoing research and development programs to continually improve its products and develops new applications for its technologies. ECD holds the basic patents in its fields. More information on the Company is available at www.ovonic.com.About United Solar OvonicUnited Solar Ovonic, building on technology invented and pioneered by ECD, is the world leader in thin-film amorphous photovoltaics. Because of characteristics unique to the United Solar Ovonic solar cell technology, such as lightweight, ruggedness and flexibility, it is ideal as building-integrated photovoltaic roofing systems for residential and industrial customers. ECD and United Solar Ovonic hold the basic patents covering the continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing of thin-film amorphous-silicon alloy multi-junction solar cells and related products. More information is available at http://www.uni-solar.com.
 
 
 
About FuelCell Energy
 
OverviewBased in Danbury, CT (USA), FuelCell Energy (Nasdaq: FCEL) develops and markets Ultra-Clean stationary fuel cell power plants that generate electricity with up to twice the efficiency of conventional fossil fuel plants – and with virtually no air pollution. With more than 30 years of experience, we are recognized as a global leader in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of stationary electric power generation. FuelCell Energy owns and operates a manufacturing plant in Torrington, Connecticut, with a capacity of 50 MW of fuel cells per year. FuelCell Energy's Danbury, Connecticut headquarters acts as the nerve center for the company's commercial, industrial, and grid-support applications. The Danbury facility is also the hub for the company’s GTAC (Global Technical Assistance Center) monitoring system, which remotely monitors and operates more than 60 commercial fuel cell units operating at 50 locations all over the world. The company’s Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plants have generated over 200 million kW hours. Contact us today and turn your electrical requirements into a powerful competitive advantage.




Colleges & UniversitiesThe importance of Ultra-Clean energy is magnified within institutions of higher learning, where students, faculty, alumni and trustees expect campuses to balance environmental impact and energy expenses. In addition, growing enrollments, larger campuses, and critical power requirements of research laboratories are driving the demand from the power grid. On-site fuel cell power plants are quickly becoming the choice for distributed power at a variety of colleges and universities. Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plants, unlike traditional reciprocating engines and gas turbines, produce virtually no nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), volatile organic compounds or particulate emissions. While the average U.S. fossil fuel power plant produces nearly 25 pounds of these emissions per megawatt hour, the DFC fuel cell produces just 0.1 pounds of these emissions.  DFC power plants also emit dramatically less CO2. This represents a significant reduction of greenhouse gases over competing power generators. An additional benefit unique to higher education facilities is that DFCs offer real-world research opportunities for faculty and students. Download an application sheet below, or review one of FuelCell Energy’s installation spotlights for more information.
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