Space Travel News  
SAS Solar Farm Goes Live

-
by Staff Writers
Cary NC (SPX) Dec 18, 2008
Sustainability has been a key focus in 2008 at SAS, the leader in business analytics. As the year draws to a close, the company celebrates a green milestone: its on-campus solar farm is now live and providing power to the Progress Energy utility grid. The solar farm began generating power the week of Dec. 15.

"In less than a year this plan went from idea to reality," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "I hope people will learn from our experience that sustainable energy is within reach and makes bottom-line business sense."

"This is an important milestone for our state," said Lloyd Yates, CEO and President of Progress Energy Carolinas, which will purchase the energy produced by the solar array.

"Solar power will become a more important part of the diverse energy mix we use to meet our customers' needs, and we look forward to bringing much more renewable generation online in the months and years to come."

Covering five acres, the 1-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar array was designed by SunPower Corporation and is estimated to generate 1.7 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1,600 tons annually.

This is equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions from the consumption of more than 167,000 gallons of gasoline.

Related Links
SAS
All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


Sunrise Solar Completes Successful Asian Mission
San Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 18, 2008
Sunrise Solar has announced the successful completion of its first Asian mission. The Company's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Jun Kim, met with executives of solar partners and suppliers in Korea and China setting the foundation for the Company's future growth.







  • Stennis to test Taurus II rocket engine
  • Aerojet Bipropellant Engine Sets New Performance Record
  • Cult spacecraft Part One: The Little Spaceplane That Couldn't
  • China launches hybrid rocket

  • Arianespace's Sixth Ariane 5 Of 2008 Completes Assembly
  • China Launches Yaogan V Remote-Sensing Satellite
  • Final Payload Integration Begins On Ariane 5's Sixth Flight Of 2008
  • ILS Proton Successfully Launches Ciel II Satellite

  • Endeavour Touches Down In Florida
  • Endeavour to make another overnight stop
  • Endeavour spends night in Texas
  • Endeavour On Its Way Back To Kennedy

  • A Station Celebration
  • NASA Signs Modification To Contract With Russian Space Agency
  • New Russian Space Freighter Docks With World Orbital Station
  • Endeavour astronauts finish fourth and last spacewalk

  • KSC Chooses SRA For Constellation Launch Control Systems
  • A New Vision For People In Space
  • NASA Science Highlights At The AGU Meeting
  • ISRO To Redesign Soyuz For Its Manned Space Mission

  • China To Launch New Remote Sensing Satellite
  • HK, Macao Scientists Expected To Participate In China's Aerospace Project
  • China's Future Astronauts Will Be Scientists
  • China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite

  • Marshall Sponsors Four Student Teams In FIRST Robotics Competitions
  • Jump Like A Grasshopper
  • Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders
  • Honda unveils leg assist machine for elderly

  • Possible Explanation For Migration Of Volcanic Activity On Mars
  • Phoenix Site On Mars May Be In Dry Climate Cycle Phase
  • Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Completes Prime Mission
  • Important Role Of Groundwater Springs In Shaping Mars

  • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement