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by Staff Writers Raleigh NC (SPX) Jul 20, 2011
The North Carolina Solar Center has expanded yet again. The prominent solar research and development facility on North Carolina State University's campus in Raleigh has added a 1.98 kW photovoltaic array powered with new Kaneka hybrid modules that are up to 30% more efficient. Morrisville-based Southern Energy Management (SEM) designed and installed the system, which was donated by Kaneka. Mounted on three poles behind N.C. State University's Solar House (a program of the N.C. Solar Center), the array is designed to be a demonstration installation allowing researchers to study the efficiency of the Kaneka thin film panels. A monitoring system is being added to give real-time updates on the system's output. SEM finished installing the modules in April. "We are grateful for every donation and resource that expands our research and demonstration program," said Steve Kalland, executive director of the N.C. Solar Center. "Having this new thin film system allows us to provide Kaneka and the rest of the solar industry with valuable real world performance data." This is the second time Southern Energy Management and Kaneka have teamed up for a project at the N.C. Solar Center, and this represents SEM's third installation at the site. "Having a close relationship with the N.C. Solar Center has always been important to us," said David Boynton, SEM's director of product development and training. "They help the entire clean energy industry continue to grow, and the impact of their efforts to educate the public and prepare future solar professionals cannot be overstated." With this latest installation, the N.C. Solar Center now has six photovoltaic systems capable of generating over 14 kilowatts on site, to go along with two demonstration wind turbines and a solar thermal system producing hot water for the Solar House.
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