October 27, 2006—Schüco USA and Sunlight Solar have completed a 40 kilowatt flat roof photovoltaic (PV) system installed on the roof of a dormitory building on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Schüco supplied the materials and provided design and wiring layout services on the project.
The 40kW grid-tied system, installed by Sunlight Solar atop Fisher Hall at the Yale Divinity School, is comprised of 262 Schüco polycrystalline 158-SP PV modules. The system was mounted with Schüco’s SolarEZ custom mounting system, which the company says is suitable for photovoltaics and solar thermal systems installed on flat roofs as well as composite shingle, S-tile, mission tile, and or standing seam metal pitched roofs.
According to Yale officials, the new array will provide about two thirds of the building’s electricity demand during daylight hours and is the largest system installed at any Ivy League school. The project was made possible through the support of Connecticut’s Clean Energy Fund.
For more information, visit Schüco USA or Yale.
