Australia’s Largest Rooftop Solar Panel Installation Unveiled at Johnson & Johnson Medical
By Jace Shoemaker-... on August 23, 2010
Sanyo and Apollo Energy recently unveiled what is being touted as the largest commercially-funded rooftop solar panel installation in Australia. The 200-kilowatt solar system was recently installed on the rooftop of the Johnson & Johnson Medical headquarters in Sydney, Australia.
Government and company officials were on hand during the August 19th unveiling. The solar project incorporated Sanyo’s patented HIT technology – hybrid solar cells made of “thin mono crystal silicon surrounded by an ultra-thin amorphous silicon layer.”
The installation took part in two stages. The first stage, operational in June, comprised of 100 kW and the second stage of the installation, operational last week, comprised of the additional 100kW. The 952 solar panel installation will save the Johnson & Johnson Medical approximately 10 percent on electricity costs. The solar installation will produce enough energy to power 50 homes annually.
The project is part of Johnson & Johnson’s sustainability program, Project Leaf: linking environment and future. The company will replace one of its older chillers and will also install sensor-driven efficient lighting. All in all, the projects are expected to reduce the company’s energy usage by 20 percent annually.
The company will plant 37 trees to offset the environmental cost of the solar installation. Johnson & Johnson Medical is also expected to implement other sustainable initiatives including water conservation and waste management over the coming years as well.
Energy Matters, a division of Apollo Energy, is also extending a “special deal” to Johnson & Johnson employees as part of the solar project. Employees are encouraged to invest in a solar system that will not only save them more than $1,500 in energy bills each year, but will help the environment as well.
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