Toray to build $2 million solar field at Rhode Island HQ
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Toray Plastics (America), Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of polypropylene, polyester, and bio-based films for packaging and industrial applications, has announced a plan to begin construction in Q2-2011 on a $2 million, 446-kW solar photovoltaic (PV) field on its 70-acre campus in North Kingstown, RI. The new solar field will occupy approximately three acres, will consist of 1,650 PV panels with utility-scale single-access trackers, and will be the largest solar-powered system in the state, the company says.
Toray estimates that the efficient clean-energy system, which it says is designed to produce a higher-energy output when compared with conventional, fixed-mounted PV panels, will generate 625 megawatt hours (MW h) a year, help curb escalating energy costs, and reduce CO2 emissions by 340 tons per year. Funding for the solar field will come from Toray, from grants and loans from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation’s Renewable Energy fund, and from state and federal grants made possible by the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Toray expects to complete construction by Q3-2011.
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