Salk Institute Going Solar with Stellar Solar ; One of the World's Leading Scientific Research Institutes Is Adding 500kw of Rooftop Solar, Establishing Environmental Leadership While Preserving Landmark Buildings

U.S. Newswire › September 23, 2010

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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Salk Institute of Biological Sciences has selected San Diego solar company Stellar Solar to design and install a new 500 kW rooftop solar electric system for its architecturally renowned campus in La Jolla, according to Tim Ball, the Institute's senior director of facilities services.

The project also combines the sustainability of solar energy with the sensibility of architectural preservation, Ball pointed out. The buildings were completed in 1965 and officially designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991. As such, providing a long-term strategy to care for the facility's energy needs was a key part of the decision.

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Salk Institute Going Solar with Stellar Solar ; One of the World's Leading Scientific Research Institutes Is Adding 500kw of Rooftop Solar, Establishing Environmental Leadership While Preserving Landmark Buildings

In addition, solar is seen as a way to help save money on the Institute's energy bill, Ball said. "As a non-profit institu...

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