March 2, 2007—In response to increasing global demand for renewable energy, Johnson Controls says it is expanding its business direction in the areas of designing, installing, and servicing geothermal, solar, biomass, wind, and other renewable sources as energy supply options for customers.
Johnson Controls plans to combine these renewable technologies with innovative energy efficiency strategies for state, local and federal government agencies, school districts, hospitals, and private industry.
Johnson Controls notes that it has already has implemented several renewable projects for its customers. Two examples are:
- Geothermal: Utah Department of Corrections. This heating plant project includes an onsite geothermal well that provides building heat for prison cell blocks, a furniture manufacturing shop, and a dormitory. It also heats water for use in showers and the kitchen and laundry systems. The waste water is piped to a neighboring tropical fish farm and a nearby wetland.
- Wind Turbines: Erie ( Illinois ) Community Unit School District
- Johnson Controls is using wind energy generation to decrease the school district’s purchased electrical energy consumption by 87 percent, for an estimated $5.5 million in total energy savings over 30 years. A 1.2 megawatt wind turbine and tubular wind tower, along with an electrical distribution system, will provide energy to area schools.
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