Solar Energy for Public Works

Renewable energy policies and standards are a common theme on the agenda of law and policy makers. From implementing clean, renewable energy on unused land to generating cost-effective electricity to meet the public’s growing energy needs – more government buyers are looking to implement solar, wind and other new energy sources. The focus on replacing our reliance on fossil-based fuels not only improves the environment and cuts energy costs; it also creates jobs that promote new skill sets in renewable energy.

How can Public Works utilize Solar?

Landfills and brownfields often located in or near urban areas, are on the radar for Public Works agencies to install solar energy farms. These areas frequently have construction restrictions to protect the capped surfaces, making the SunPods SOILS™, link to: sunpods-landfills-brownfields-solar.html non-ground penetrating solar system an ideal solution. The SunPods modular solar units can be interconnected to create a small to medium solar energy resource up to a large, utility-sized solar farm.

Water treatment, processing and distribution systems consume large amounts of energy to power operations and pumps. Planners are exploring the use of solar energy to provide both power for these systems and mission-critical emergency back-up electricity by utilizing AGM and Lithium Ion batteries with the solar units. See more details on the SunPods UPS Back-up link to: sunpods-ups-power-back-up.html and SunPods Ground Mount link to: sunpods-ground-mount-solar.htm solar systems.

Green Fleets: The growing number of Electric Vehicles

Private and public entities are rapidly moving to electric vehicles – including electric and plug-in hybrid cars and utility vehicles. One of the fastest growing products at SunPods is the EV Plug-N-Go solar powered charging station. Individual solar charging units can be placed anywhere that EVs are located and can plug-in to recharge. Alternatively, multiple solar charging units can be interconnected to create a larger power supply for fleets of public EVs or areas where car charging is offered to customers or visitors to public agencies.

Police, fire, and telecommunications agencies that require emergency back-up electricity for mission-critical systems can also look to solar powered UPS back-up solutions. Solar energy is often used to replace or reduce the usage of fossil-based diesel generators. In these cases, solar is used to replace or reduce the number of fossil-based diesel generators.

Get more information for your solar project. Simply fill out our online information form and we will contact you with specific details about your solar project. Or, contact us directly at: info@sunpods.com.