by Michael Kiefer, GreenDC Daily
Recently we reported on the Webster House which decided to go ahead with a solar thermal project for their condo building’s domestic hot water use with Skyline Innovations a DC based solar company and Max Chamovitz of the Webster House condo board there addressed some of the questions I continually see come up when buildings in DC are considering a solar installation.
by Michael Kiefer, GreenDC Daily
In recent years the solar thermal market has been searching for a hook and a new approach that strikes a balance between economics and innovation in partnerships. The following project came about as a collaboration between the DC SEU, Skyline Innovations and the Webster House Condominium in an effort to demonstrate the opportunity that exists in the District.
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The arrangement will provide guaranteed energy savings to businesses and multifamily buildings representing the largest investment in solar water heating project finance in the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — OCTOBER 25, 2011 – Today, WGL Holdings, Inc. announced its agreement to provide $30,000,000 of project capital to Skyline Innovations for the financing and deployment of commercial-scale solar water heating systems in key markets nationwide.
Jackson is an engineer with Skyline Innovations, a D.C. company established in 2009 that installs solar panels onto its clients’ rooftops or retrofits their lighting. Installation is free, and the company makes money by splitting the energy savings with the building owner.
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Three GW residence halls will get about two-thirds of their hot water from the sun’s heat this year, thanks to new solar thermal systems. The systems, which collectively are the sixth largest system in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, were installed this spring and summer in Building JJ, Ivory Tower and 1959 E Street.
David Jonas of Skyline Innovations
“A solar thermal system allows the water heater to work less often and sometimes not at all, which cuts down on the amount of natural gas that is burned to heat water and thus the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced,” said Kate Heidinger, project manager for Skyline Innovations, the local solar energy company that installed the systems at GW. Skyline covered the installation costs.
Skyline Innovations, an energy savings solar company, has emerged as the winner of 2011 Washington, DC Economic Partnership’s (WDCEP) annual Business Plan Competition. The company, which competed against a pool of stand-out startups and other DC business ventures, was selected by a panel of judges over the course of the last month to receive the $150,000 award: a $100,000 investment made possible through Enhanced Capital Partners and Advantage Capital Partners via the CAPCO program, and $50,000 of in-kind services.
The owner of a D.C.-based solar heating company says business always picks up when people have sun on their minds. Zachary Axelrod is CEO of Skyline Innovations, a company based in Northwest, D.C. that owns and installs solar heating systems that use the sun to heat water for showers and laundry.
The Sustainable Energy Partnership, led by the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), has been selected by the District Department of the Environment to create and operate the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) in Washington, DC. The SEU will help families, businesses, and institutions in the nation’s capital save money and energy, and support local job creation and economic development, by offering programs that spur investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray today announced that seven facilities and organizations had received the 2011 Mayor’s Environmental Excellence Awards for their commitment to upholding environmentally-friendly principles in building design and operations.
Skyline Innovations is providing American University with the largest urban solar hot water system on the east coast. 174 solar thermal energy panels will be installed on four campus buildings by July, providing hot showers to more than 2,000 students living on campus and hot water to the university’s largest dining hall. The system will pump out 5,700,000 BTUs a day—609 megawatt hours of energy annually.