Panasonic and Hertz Corporation have completed two solar power installations at Hertz Rent-a-Car facilities at Denver and St. Louis International Airports.
In addition, Panasonic is building solar installations for Hertz at Newark Liberty International Airport in NJ, which will be completed later this year. In 2015, they will start construction for Hertz at John F. Kennedy Airport in NY.
On completion, Panasonic will install 1 MW of total solar capacity at the four Hertz airport locations and the electricity generated will be used to power Hertz customer service areas and buildings.
Significant solar projects have financial and structural complexity, but sustainable leaders such as Hertz understand they pay off in cost savings, and with a carport solar canopy provide a strong visual sign of the company’s commitment to clean energyy, explained, Jamie Evans, managing director, Eco Solutions, Panasonic.
Hertz has a long standing goal regarding sustainable business practices and these new solar installations play an integral part in fulfilling that commitment, noted, Todd Poste, executive vice president, Supply Chain Management, Hertz.
Panasonic installed 1,116 solar panels at Denver. The 262-kilowatt installation is expected to generate 335,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, equivalent to the amount of energy used by about 33 homes annually.
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At St. Louis, Panasonic built a 152-kilowatt system, designed to generate 187,000 kilowatt hours of energy in a year. For Newark Liberty International Airport, Panasonic designed a 299-kilowatt PV system generating 331,000 kilowatt hours every year.
Besides, for the Hertz Rent-a-Car facility at JFK International Airport, Panasonic designed a 318-kilowatt solar carport installation, planned to generate 396,000 kilowatt hours of power annually.
Moreover, Panasonic is developing solar installation for Macerich shopping center in New York, which is expected to yield up to 10 megawatts of clean energy.
For the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Panasonic installed a solar parking lot canopy to deliver 115 kilowatts of renewable energy to its Agoura Hills situated headquarters in California.
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