Atlanta, Georgia-based solar startup Suniva and Jacoby Development, Inc. announced they will collaborate to add solar power to the redevelopment of the former Hapeville Ford Plant adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The initial phase of the partnership includes the planned installation of up to 10 MW of solar power in the main parking structure of the redevelopment, which is called Aerotropolis Atlanta.
Jacoby is the developer of Atlantic Station–a massive in-town redevelopment in Atlanta that has been heralded for its smart growth design and sustainability measures.
Aerotropolis Atlanta, a 6.5-million-square-foot, 130 acre mixed-use redevelopment will be an aviation-intensive business district expected to include office, retail, restaurant, hotel and airport parking. And Suniva has been widely recognized, most recently in Governor Sonny Perdue’s State-of-the-State address, as a stand out company in the renewable energy sector–bringing new technology and green jobs to Georgia.
The Hapeville plant, which opened in 1947, closed in 2008.
"Building a new commercial center to attract jobs to the site of a former automotive plant is a great example of how American business reinvents itself," said Suniva CEO John Baumstark.
While the partnership between Jacoby Development and Suniva will begin with Aerotropolis Atlanta’s parking structure, both companies say they are investigating more opportunities to work together at this site and other projects.
Jacoby Development Inc. said it seeks out environmentally sensitive or impaired sites for redevelopment into mixed use properties that create value for communities.
Suniva manufactures crystalline silicon solar cells. The company leverages exclusive licenses to critical patents and patent-pending intellectual property developed by founder and CTO Dr. Ajeet Rohatgi at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaic Research.
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