Solar Energy Services, Inc. Solar Thermal Project Summaries

Solar Energy Services, Inc. Solar Thermal Project Summaries

Solar Energy Services, Inc. Commercial Solar Project Summaries Essex House: Multifamily Housing: Solar Water Heating (Commissioned September 2013) 7777 Maple Avenue Panel Count: 52 AET MSC-40 Takoma Park, MD Storage: 1300 gal unpressurized Customer: Nextility 1500 gal unpressurized Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to complete the turnkey installation of a 52 panel roof (fixed) mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system. The design called for a fixed mounted system installed on I-Beams on top of the 12 story building. SES worked closely the building roofer to seal all penetrations in the new TPO roof. This project was completed on time, within budget, while the building was fully occupied. The customer has expressed tremendous satisfaction with the system performance.

Three Tree Flats: Multifamily Housing: Solar Water Heating (Commissioned September 2013) 3910 Georgia Avenue, NW Panel Count: 44 Apricus AP-30 Washington, DC Storage: 2800 gal unpressurized Customer: Nextility Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to assist in the design and complete the turnkey installation of a 44 panel roof (fixed) mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system. The unique roof structure required special customer mounting design to maximize the system capacity. This project was completed on time, within budget, while the building was fully occupied. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered.

Frederick County Adult Detention Center (Commissioned September 2012) 7300 Marcie s Choice Lane Panel Count: 57 Apricus AP30C Frederick, MD Tube Count: 1710 Customer: Frederick County Board of Commissioners Storage: 750 gal pressurized Solar Energy Services won a competitive bid to complete the turnkey installation of an engineered 57 panel roof (fixed) mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system. The project was completed in conjunction and coordination with the roof replacement contractor, while the prison was fully occupied.

Multifamily Solar Water Heating (Commissioned January 2012) 4600 Connecticut Ave. NW Panel Count: 64 Apricus AP-30 Washington DC Tube Count: 1920 Customer: Skyline Innovations Storage: 3000 gal pressurized Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to assist in the design and complete the turnkey installation of a 64 panel roof mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system to supply DHW to a 267 unit high rise apartment building. Preliminary hot water consumption measurements confirmed that one of the two existing 3000 gallon storage tanks was not be required to supply the demand, even in cases of little or no solar energy. As a result, SES was able to utilize the existing insulated tank for solar storage, significantly reducing project costs. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered to the building s domestic hot water system.

Shoreham North: Multifamily Housing: Solar Water Heating (Commissioned February 2013) 2501 Calvert Street, NW Panel Count: 26 Schuco C220 Washington, DC Storage: 1500 gal unpressurized Customer: Skyline Innovations Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to assist in the design and complete the turnkey installation of a 26 panel roof (ballast) mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system. The project was completed while the building was fully occupied. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered to the building s domestic hot water system.

Hagerstown State Correctional Facility (Commissioned December 2012) 18800 Roxbury Drive Panel Count: 36 Solene SLAR-40 Hagerstown, MD Storage: 1440 gal pressurized Customer: Johnson Controls, Inc. (12) distributed 120 gal tanks Property Owner: State of Maryland Solar Energy Services was contracted to complete the design and turnkey installation 5 separate closed loop solar DHW systems at the state prison in Hagerstown. Four systems consisted of 6 panels each, and a larger system consisted of 12 panels. In addition, SES was contracted to replace 4 aging oil-fired DHW back up heaters for the smaller solar systems. The project was completed while the prison was fully occupied.

George Washington University - Solar Water Heating (Commissioned June 2011) Washington, DC Customer: Skyline Innovations (Project Developer) Panel Count: 90 Kingspan Solar HP 200 Tube Count: 2700 Combined Storage: 5000 gallons Solar Energy Services was contracted by Skyline Innovations to design and install two large solar water heating systems on university dormitories. After evaluation and assessment with developer, SES supported the design and complete installation of these closed loop systems. The systems included a 30 panel evacuated tube system on the flat rooftop of one dormitory and a similar 60 panel system on the flat rooftop of another dormitory. Design utilized existing 2500 gallon tanks for solar storage at each facility.

Maryland Government House Governor s Mansion Solar Water Heating (Commissioned August 2009) Annapolis, MD Customer: Johnson Controls Incorporated SES was engaged to provide a six person SWH system for the Maryland Government House. After evaluation SES determined it was best to locate the 120 gallon solar tank in an upstairs closet in close proximity to the living quarters, minimizing the solar pipe run and associated thermal losses. Evacuated tubes were selected as the panel of choice for this application. SES worked closely with the roofer and customer to install the system on short notice, minimizing the required time on-site during a brief period of vacation by the occupants.

Capitol Manor: Multifamily Housing: Solar Water Heating (Commissioned December 2012) 1436, 1440, 1444 W Street, NW Panel Count: 48 Kingspan Verisol DF Washington, DC Storage: 4500 gal unpressurized Customer: Skyline Innovations (3) 1500 gal tanks Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to assist in the design and complete the turnkey installation of a 48 panel roof (fixed) mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system. The system utilizes the unique Kingspan modular, direct Flow evacuated tube system. The project was completed while the building was fully occupied. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered to the building s domestic hot water system.

American University - Solar Water Heating (Commissioned October 2011) Letts/Anderson/Centennial Dormitories Mary Graydon Center NW Washington, DC Customer: Skyline Innovations Panel Count: 152 Kingspan Solar DF 100 Tube Count: 4560 Combined Storage: 9000 gallons

Solar Energy Services was contracted by Skyline Innovations to design and install three solar water heating systems on two university dormitories and a student union. SES designed and installed these closed loop systems utilizing Direct Flow evacuated tube solar collectors manufactured by Kingspan Solar. The systems include 81 panels, 55 panels, and 16 panels for a combined 4560 evacuated tubes in all. For solar storage, the larger systems utilized rooftop unpressurized tanks of 5000 gallons and 3100 gallons. The smaller system utilized (7) 120 gallon pressurized tanks for a combined 840 gallons of solar storage. The smaller 16 panel array was designed to integrate with a green rooftop.

Housing Authority of Chester County - Solar Water Heating (Commissioned October 2009) West Chester, PA Customer: Johnson Controls Inc. SES designed, project-managed, and installed a solar water heating system to provide solar water heating to a 90 person public housing facility during an overall energy upgrade. The SES team installed (10) roof mounted flat panel solar collectors and three 120 gallon solar tanks, plumbed in parallel to provide solar heated water to the new gas boilers, significantly reducing water heating requirements from gas. The installation took place while the building was occupied, requiring coordination with other vendors, customer project management, and sensitivity to the needs of residents currently occupying the building.

Glen Square: Senior, Assisted Living: Solar Water Heating (Commissioned December 2012) 102 North Crain Highway Panel Count: 42 Schuco C220 Glen Burnie, MD Storage: 1100 gal unpressurized Customer: Skyline Innovations Property Owner: Anne Arundel County Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to assist in the design and complete the turnkey installation of a 42 panel roof (ballast) mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water system. The project was completed while the building was fully occupied. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered to the building s domestic hot water system.

University of Maryland Ellicott Dining Hall - Solar Water Heating (Commissioned April 2010) College Park, MD Customer: Johnson Controls Incorporated SES designed and integrated a solar water heating system consisting of (20) flat panel solar collectors (800 square feet in total) and 500 gallons of storage to support a university dining hall. The system was installed and completed while the building was in full operation, requiring coordination with the building owner, staff, and the customer.

College Park Carwash - Solar Water Heating (Commissioned December 2009) College Park, MD Customer: Skyline Innovations SES Installed (6) 30 tube Apricus Solar panels on a pitched, asphalt shingled roof to supply solar energy to (2) 120 gallon Vaughn Solar tanks with dual heat exchangers in each. System was designed to provide solar heated water to carwash operations. A second heat exchanger in each tank was integrated with the existing driveway ground heating loop for winter freeze protection. The project included collaborative design and project management with project developer and carwash industry vendor. The installation was completed by SES while 7-day/week business was operational, requiring coordination with carwash management, 3 rd party carwash equipment vendor, and project owner; including support of system instrumentation for real-time energy metering.

Cherry Hill Campground Solar Water Heating, High Efficiency Boilers, Solar Pool Heating (Commissioned March 2010) College Park, MD Customer: Cherry Hill Campground Solar Energy Services was engaged directly by the business owner to evaluate the potential for solar water heating. After a preliminary evaluation, it was recommended that the existing boilers be replaced with lower capacity high efficiency condensing boilers fed by solar heated water. The 10 panel (400 SF) system preheats domestic water for bathrooms and laundry, and dumps heat to the hot tub when maximum hot water temperatures are achieved. The system utilizes four Vaughn 120 gallon solar tanks with dual internal heat exchangers for solar storage. Additionally, SES installed an automatically controlled 24 panel (920 SF) solar pool heating system to heat the main pool, including a crossover capability to heat the secondary pool once main pool target temperatures are achieved.

Harbor House: Multifamily Housing: Solar Water Heating (Commissioned May 2012) 920 President Street Panel Count: 196 Schuco C220 32 Solene Aurora Annapolis, MD Storage: 9500 gal unpressurized Customer: Skyline Innovations (10) 950 gal tanks Property Owner: Housing Authority of Annapolis Solar project developer contracted Solar Energy Services to assist in the design and complete the turnkey installation of 11 separate roof mounted, closed loop solar domestic hot water systems (10 systems of 196 panels and 1 system of 32 panels). The project was completed while the buildings were fully occupied. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered to the buildings domestic hot water systems.

Monroe Towers Multifamily Solar Water Heating (Commissioned July 2010) 3501 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20010 Washington DC, NW Customer: Skyline Innovations Property Owner: Crosstown Properties, LLC Third party solar project developer engaged Solar Energy Services to install a 32 panel (1280 SF) solar water heating system for an occupied, 42 unit apartment building in Washington D.C. The system included the installation and integration of 1600 gallons of additional solar storage in non-pressurized tanks. The system is designed to offset approximately 70% of the water heating load for this 45 unit apartment building.

Multifamily Solar Water Heating (Commissioned October 2010) 1811/1815 S Street NW Washington DC Customer: Skyline Innovations Solar project developer engaged Solar Energy Services to design and install two solar water heating systems for a side by side apartment building configuration in Washington D.C. The system included the installation and integration of 20 flat panels on each building. One system was configured as a drainback system with two tanks combining for 3200 gallons of fluid and solar storage. The second system was configured as a closed loop system with ten pressurized tanks (1200 gallons combined) for solar storage. The system is actively monitored for performance and solar energy delivered to the building s domestic hot water system.

Maryland Department of Agriculture (Commissioned March 2009) Annapolis, MD Customer: Johnson Controls Inc. JCI engaged SES to incorporate solar water heating into an existing building to displace electricity used for heating water for laboratories. SES installed (7) roof mounted 4x10 AET-40 Solar Collectors and a single 120 gallon Vaughn solar tank for further distribution to the existing hot water loop. Project included design, project management, and installation of system in an occupied, state owned building. System installation required horizontal pipe penetrations through brick wall to interface solar loop with tank.