Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) is has been awared a contract for $1.4 million from Public Works & Government Services Canada (PWGSC) to build a 108-kilowatt solar system on the Jean Canfield Building in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This installation will become the largest solar power system in Canada.
Currently under construction, the Jean Canfield Building will house 500 civil servants and, while maintaining the historical architectural style of downtown Charlottetown, will become a national showcase for sustainable and green design. The PWGSC is striving to achieve Gold certification under the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System – the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.
“Carmanah is proud to supply the PWGSC with a custom-designed, turnkey solar power system that will help make the Jean Canfield Building one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in Canada,” states Art Aylesworth, Carmanah’s CEO. “LEED-certified buildings are 44 per cent more energy efficient on average than conventional buildings; this is a testament to what we can achieve toward the reduction of fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions using today’s sustainable energy technologies.”
Carmanah’s grid-tied solar system will consist of 500 Sanyo solar modules. It will include web-based monitoring technology that will provide live content to a lobby display, enabling visitors to view the system’s energy generation performance in real time.
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