Toray Plastics To Construct Solar Field

摘要

Toray Plastics, manufacturer of precision-performance polypropylene, polyester, and bio-based films for packaging and industrial applications, plans to begin construction in Q2 2011 on a $2 million, 446 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) field on its 70-acre campus in North Kingstown, R.I. The new solar field will occupy about three acres, consist of 1,650 PV panels with utility-scale single-access trackers, and be the largest solar-powered system in the state. Toray Plastics estimates that the efficient clean-energy system, which is designed to produce a higher-energy output when compared with conventional fixed-mounted PV panels, will generate 625 megawatt hours (MWh) a year, help curb escalating energy costs, and reduce CO_2 emissions by 340 tons per year.