September 4, 2006—Open Energy Corporation, a renewable energy company focused on the design and manufacturing of solar energy products, has completed the installation of its SolarSave roofing tiles at the Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center, located in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Open Energy provided 490 of its building-integrated photovoltaic SolarSave roofing tiles for the project. The 17.5 kilowatt roofing system was installed over 1500 square feet, making up a third of the roof’s total surface area. The system is designed to generate an estimated 1800 kilowatt hours per month and up to a total of 20,000 kilowatt hours per year. Open Energy’s SolarSave roofing tiles were selected based on their ease of installation and superior energy output per square foot.
“This is our second installation of roofing tiles in less than 30 days and we are very pleased with our expanding pipeline of business opportunities,” commented David Saltman, President and CEO of Open Energy. “Solar roofing applications are an extremely important alternative energy source and we’re very pleased that our SolarSave roofing tiles were chosen for this project based on their ease of installation and superior energy output.”
The Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center is a learning shelter and exhibition space designed to tell the story of the prairie, the predominant pre-settlement ecosystem in Illinois, for visiting volunteers, tour groups and school field trips. The project is applying for LEED Platinum Certification through the US Green Building Council.
Open Energy Corporation focuses on the development and commercialization of renewable energy products and technologies for a wide range of applications including electrical and thermal power production and water desalination. For more on the company, see its Web site.
