ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Suniva®, a Norcross, Georgia manufacturer of high-efficiency, low-cost silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells, and OneWorld Sustainable, a Georgia-based renewable energy company, are partnering to install solar panels Powered by Suniva® PV cells in schools across the state.
The installation leverages OneWorld’s ongoing involvement with Sun Power for Schools, an educational program created four years ago by non-profit Green Power Electric Membership Cooperative (Green Power EMC). School administrators across Georgia use the program to teach students about renewable energy and the many benefits of sustainable living.
“We are pleased to be partnering with OneWorld Sustainable on the Sun Power for Schools project,” said John Baumstark, Suniva® chairman & CEO. “After all, students today are extremely aware of the importance of clean energy. Suniva’s goal is to continue to produce high-power solar products as a cost-effective alternative to non-renewable fossil fuels. This program is a great vehicle to showcase the benefits of solar energy and Suniva solar modules powered by our leading cell technology. We are especially proud to manufacture our solar cells right here in Georgia.”
The program exemplifies the opportunity Georgia has to capitalize on a growing solar industry. OneWorld President and CEO Tim Blackwell said, “We are excited to partner with a company of Suniva’s caliber, especially considering their local manufacturing presence. In addition to the program’s educational benefits to students, we believe this partnership demonstrates the potential of the solar industry to create jobs in Georgia and contribute to the economic development in the state.”
Launched as a non-profit corporation in 2003, Green Power EMC is Georgia’s first renewable energy program and is currently comprised of 38 individual EMCs. For each school participating in the Sun Power for Schools program, Green Power EMC donates small, interactive grid-tied PV systems and brings on-line PV system monitoring into the classroom. Since 2005, OneWorld has installed systems at 25 schools through the Green Power EMC program, and expects to have Suniva®-powered panels installed in five additional schools by the end of 2009.
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