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The First Photovoltaic system on a school in the San Francisco Bay Area has been initated

As a leading international photovoltaic system integrator Phoenix Solar (Germany) designed and installed a photovoltaic system with 18 kW capacity on one of the roofs of the German International School Silicon Valley (GISSV), which has been initiated today by Parliamentary State Secretary Ulrich Kasparick. The PV system is a donation from a company consortium lead by Phoenix Solar. Besides the GISSV additional projects partners are Xantrex (CA) as sponsor of the inverters for the system and First Solar Inc. for the solar panels.

The grid connected photovoltaic system will generate roughly 28.000 kWh per year, which corresponds to about 34% of the school’s annual electricity demand. Since electricity prices from conventional energy sources are expected to rise continuously, the saving effect will increase with each year of operation. The PV system on the roof of the GISSV will avoid annually the emission of about 17 tons of carbon dioxide. Assuming a very conservative minimum system lifetime of 25 years the total of avoided carbon dioxide emissions will sum up to about 420 tons. Besides the generation of green electricity this photovoltaic system will support the school’s efforts to demonstrate to its students that the time has come to restructure our electricity supply from conventional energy sources to sustainable renewable energy sources.

Read the Parliamentary State Secretary's speech here: English / German