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Day4 Energy expands contract for solar electric projects in Ontario to 5.1MW
January 08, 2010
PRNewswire
Day4 Energy Expands Contract for Solar Electric Projects in Ontario to 5.1MW with Hybridyne Power Systems Canada
3.1MW of Rooftop Arrays Adds to Announced Newcastle, ON Project
BURNABY, BC, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading supplier of high performance, cost-effective solar electric solutions, today announced that it has entered into a supply contract to provide a total of 5.1 megawatts (MW) or 23,000 modules to Ontario’s Hybridyne Power Systems Canada Inc., a 47.5 percent owned affiliate of Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. (OTC: AWSL), which specializes in the design, construction and management of utility-scale renewable energy parks. The 5.1MW suite of projects consists of the 2.0MW Newcastle Solar Energy Park, which was recently announced by AWSL, along with 3.1MW of rooftop arrays for the Toronto area.
Located approximately 80 kilometers east of Toronto, the 2.0MW Newcastle ground mounted energy park will be the largest array from the group of projects and is expected to break ground in Q2 of 2010. The 10-acre Solar Energy Park(C) will combine approximately 8,900 highly efficient Day4 60MC-I Guardian solar modules with eight of Hybridyne’s HPE Hyperwatt 250 XLS Professional Series PV inverters to efficiently capture and deliver enough clean energy to power more than 360 homes each year. It will be one of Canada’s larger photovoltaic (PV) installations upon its completion in late 2010.
