Fort Bliss
avwFm87mDz2014-01-28T18:41:20+00:00In October 2012, Sunmaxx Solar installed a viable solar system for Fort Bliss, a United States Army post in the United States of New Mexico and Texas. The system utilizes three ThermoPower-VHP30 as well as a 211 gallon solar storage tank. Furthermore, this system is able to provide significant energy savings up to 80% in heating, chilling and geothermal applications to residential and commercial regions within Fort Bliss.
SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at the Army Reserve Center in Winder, Georgia
avwFm87mDz2013-01-31T17:10:15+00:00The project was conducted in conjunction with Pond & Company, who supplied the architectural and engineering services as well as McLeroy Plumbing who installed the systems at the Army Reserve Center in Winder, GA. The new solar thermal heating systems will do their part to meet the Army’s goal of moving away from fossil fuels, while providing the most up to date training facility. The first solar thermal installation included 40 TitanPowerPlus SU2 series flat plate collectors and an 806 gallon non-pressurized solar storage tank for domestic hot water. A second system was installed for the OMS building, which included a HelioMaxx 50FP Pro Kit. Each system provided 50% solar fraction and 60% solar fraction, respectively. The Army Reserve Center is located in Winder, Georgia, which is in Barrow County, approximately 40 miles north east of Atlanta. The facility is approximately 52,000 square feet and home to almost 400 reservists.
SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort
avwFm87mDz2013-01-31T17:02:33+00:00SunMaxx Solar announces the upcoming installation of a solar thermal system at a new multi-story physical fitness center with gymnasium at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The fitness center is expected to be completed in May 2013. Hightower Construction Company of Charleston, SC won the government contract for the 47,800 square foot structure. The solar installation will include 60 TitanPower Plus SU2 roof mounted solar hot water collectors that will supplement the domestic hot water and a rain water harvesting system for grey water use. The system is projected to provide an approximate 30% solar fraction for the fitness center. The MCAS Beaufort Fitness Center is located in the heart of the South Carolina Low Country. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is home to more than 4,000 Marines and Sailors. The city of Beaufort is known for its military establishments, being located in close proximity to Paris Island and a US Naval Hospital.
SunMaxx Solar and Intelligent Green Solutions Install Solar Thermal System at Moody Air Force Base
avwFm87mDz2012-02-28T14:32:15+00:00SunMaxx Solar, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer of solar thermal systems and components, is pleased to announce the installation of a solar thermal system at Moody Air Force Base. The project was conducted in conjunction with Intelligent Green Solutions (IGS) who was contracted by Kevin Kilpatrick and Santiago Iturralde of Slone Associates, Inc. to design and install the solar system. The system was installed to help further the base as well as the Air Forces’ leading green energy initiatives. The solar thermal installation included 420 square feet of 20 TitanPowerPlus SU2 series flat plate collectors. The system was a drainback design with a non-pressurized storage tank. Moody Air Force Base is located near the city of Valdosta in Southern Georgia, 30 miles from the Florida border. The base occupies nearly 12,000 acres of federally owned land. The solar thermal system was installed for a mess hall which serves 3 meals a day to the residents on the base. The system was completely installed and commissioned in January 2012. "Moody AFB, AKEA and Slone Associates, Inc are very pleased with the system configuration, installation and performance. My thanks to all involved at IGS and SunMaxx Solar!!!", exclaims Santiago Iturralde of Slone Associates in Valdosta, GA.
Federal mandates require that 25% of Air Force facility energy use comes from renewable energy sources by 2025 and Moody will help the push to stay on the list of green power partners. The USAF leads the US Government in green energy installations – with more than 6% of their total energy usage across all facilities coming from renewable and green energy sources.
SunMaxx Solar Installs Solar Thermal System at Ft. Hood
avwFm87mDz2012-02-27T15:46:45+00:00In the Summer of 2011, SunMaxx Solar in conjunction with Johnson Controls and Intelligent Green Solutions (IGS) completed the installation of a Solar Thermal System at Fort Hood, one of the world's largest Military bases located in Killeen, Texas. A total of 93 TitanPowerPlus SU2 series flat plate collectors were installed across five buildings, in addition to solar pumping stations and storage tanks. Each building was also outfitted with a custom ballasted drain‐back mounting system designed specifically for the US Military. This solar thermal system was installed for a domestic hot water heating system, which will pre‐heat water for five of Fort Hood’s dining facilities as well as a large pool collector installation. These buildings, in total, spanned over 94,000 square feet of Fort Hood's campus. The system was completely installed and commissioned during the Summer of 2011. The cost of the project totaled ~$450,000. The solar system was created to offset natural gas consumption with clean, renewable solar energy. The system will effectively function as a pre-heater, with the existing fossil fuel heaters meeting any load not served by solar energy. The amount of potential energy savings was approx. 50% of their loads. The installation, which was a custom design outfitted specifically for the military, was part of an energy conservation program to help reduce Fort Hood’s carbon footprint. This was also a pilot study to see the effectiveness of using solar thermal on the base, which covers a total of 340 square miles in central Texas. Summary of Fractional Energy Savings for each building is below. This figure shows the percentage of energy that can be saved using a solar thermal system as opposed to a conventional heating system. Building 1 = 22% Building 2 = 28.4% Building 3 = 22.9% Building 4 = 31.3% Building 5 = 31.7% Pool = 50% System Efficiency Results: Building 1 = 66% Building 2 = 63.3% Building 3 = 67.9% Building 4 = 70% Building 5 = 40.9% Facility Sizes: Five buildings 30, 20, 15, 10 and 18 panels
Wallkill Prison Solar Thermal System Installation
avwFm87mDz2011-02-15T14:08:43+00:00The SunMaxx Solar System, located at the Wallkill Correctional Facility (Ulster County) seeks to harness the power of the sun to meet the hot water needs of the 608-bed, medium security men’s prison. The system includes 1440 evacuated tubes in 3 pods of 16 collectors arranged in 3 rows of 4 collectors. The system does not contain storage, an innovative design strategy that was implemented given the load profile of the facility. A glycol/water solution is circulated through the durable, closed-loop system, and is capable of preheating vast volumes of water used for showers, laundry, and kitchen facilities. On the day the system was commissioned, it performed exactly how it was designed. Even with frost on the tubes on an early January day, the system yielded 134 deg F. The1440 tubes produced 297,000 BTU’s per hour (210 per tube) dumped directly into the Domestic hot water supply raising the variable domestic flow by 30 degrees. The project is expected to reduce the facility’s current oil consumption by 160,000 gallons, and requires minimal annual maintenance. This is the largest evacuated tube system for any prison in the USA. Technicians from SunMaxx Solar aided in the design of the system. The project being was funded in part by a $250,000 Renewable Energy Program grant from the New York Power Authority. The project s expected to pay for itself in 20 years, and have a life expectancy of more then 30 years. In June 2010, the project was honored as the Best New York State Government Solar Project of the Year by the NYS Solar Energy Industries Association at their annual conference in Albany.