SunPower Corp., a global solar technology and energy solutions company, announced that Swadeshi Civil Infrastructure has completed the installation of a 930-kilowatt (kW) SunPower solar system on the rooftop of the Indira Paryavaran Bhavan building in New Delhi.
The state-of-the art landmark will be India's first net zero energy building. Its design emphasizes conservation featuring trees to reduce adverse environmental impact, adequate natural light and shaded landscaped areas to reduce ambient temperature. The building is targeted to achieve Platinum from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design green building rating system, known as LEED INDIA. It also is expected to receive a five star Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment from the rating system developed by the Energy and Resource Institute and supported by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the nodal ministry of Indian government. Managed by the Central Public Works Department of India, the project is being spearheaded by the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The high-efficiency SunPower E-Series solar panels were installed on the building with a five-degree tilt to fully optimize its expected energy output of 1.5 million kWh annually.
SunPower high efficiency products, which work well in space-constrained environments and have an industry-leading 25-year combined product and power warranty, will be featured at this week's 7th Renewable Energy India 2013 Expo held in New Delhi." SunPower's show booth will be located at the India Expo Center & Mart, Plot 25, 27-29, Knowledge Park-II, Greater Noida Hall 5, in booth 5.42. Arun Kumar, SunPower's managing director of India will speak at the event on Friday at 2:30 pm.