Astronergy and ENN Solar, the customers of Air Products, supplied solar panels for the installation on silicon thin-film project.
Both Astronergy and ENN Solar use Air Products’ SunSource solutions, a complete portfolio of gases and materials, equipment and services, to manufacture their silicon thin-film panels.
The facility is capable of supplying enough energy to power more than half of Air Products’ administration buildings in the US.
The 15-acre installation is capable of generating 2MW of renewable power, which will help Air Products reduce its dependence on purchased electricity and lower its carbon dioxide emissions footprint by approximately 2,000 tons per year.
The solar farm was made possible through investment by Air Products and a $1m grant from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of its 2008 Alternative Energy Funding Bill, and funding is administered by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority.
