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| Whitehall Ferry Terminal goes solar  Atlantis Energy Systems has commissionied Manhattan's largest building integrated photovoltaic system at New York's, Whitehall Ferry Terminal. Set on the southern extreme of NYC's most famous borough, the 40 kW solar electric arrays will produce annually 52,000 kWh of clean, reliable power for the building which is located in the center of the nation's most energy intensive area. A decision was made by the Terminal's owners - the NYC Economic Development Corporation and the Port Authority of NY/NJ - to renovate the structure to respond to concerns about energy stewardship by making the south-facing building facade and the canopy out of energy producing solar electric construction materials.New Age Solar will be installing a power production monitoring system that will allow people to see on-line how much energy the system creates. Atlantis has two U.S. factories, both contributed to the project. The original plant in Exmore is the primary manufacturer of Sunslates, a solar electric roof tile. The plant in Poughkeepsie is a new, state-of-the-art facility that features glass laminator. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |