Alteris Renewables Helps Put Deutsche Bank Championship on the Green

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Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:44pm EDT

Solar installation will help offset power used during PGA TOUR Playoff event
at Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston

 

 

NORTON, Mass, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Alteris Renewables, Inc., the leading
installer of solar and wind energy systems in the Northeast, today announced
that a solar power system using Evergreen Solar panels has been installed on
the grounds of the TPC Boston in Norton for the 2009 Deutsche Bank
Championship, a PGA TOUR Playoff event. 

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The goal of incorporating solar energy into the Deutsche Bank Championship is
to highlight the importance of solar energy and its potential to help meet the
nation's energy needs while addressing concerns about the environment and
global warming. The solar installation is part of the Deutsche Bank
Championship's overall greening initiative through which, for the second
consecutive year, the tournament is the only carbon-neutral event on the PGA
TOUR.

"Alteris Renewables is proud to play a part in helping to reduce the
environmental impact of the PGA TOUR," said Ron French, president of the Solar
Business for Alteris Renewables. "We commend Deutsche Bank for its leadership
and commitment to the environment.  Through this leadership, it is showing
that individuals and organizations can make a difference in the effort to
reduce climate change."

The solar system, which is housed between the ninth green and 10th tee box on
the TPC Boston course, demonstrates to the public a typical photovoltaic (PV,
solar electric) system that produces enough energy to power the average
American home. The energy produced by the installation will be put back into
the local power grid to help offset some of the power used throughout the
Championship.  

"We take great pride in being the first and only carbon-neutral event on the
PGA TOUR," said Eric Baldwin, Deutsche Bank Championship Director.  "We're
excited to partner with Evergreen Solar and Alteris Renewables in order to not
only offset our power consumption throughout Championship Week but also
demonstrate the benefits of solar power." 

Alteris Renewables donated the design and installation materials and services.
 All of the panels for the installation were donated by Evergreen Solar.
Evergreen uses proprietary technology that requires significantly less silicon
resulting in the smallest carbon footprint of any silicon based solar panel. 

About Alteris Renewables, Inc.
Alteris  Renewables is the largest design-build renewable energy company in
the Northeast, with more than 2,250 completed installations over the past
thirty years and more than a dozen offices across six states. Ranked as one of
the top ten fastest growing energy companies in the Inc. 500, Alteris provides
turn-key solar electric (photovoltaic or PV), solar thermal, and wind energy
solutions for commercial, residential, education, government and institutional
clients.  The company has industry-leading expertise in engineering, design,
project management, performance analysis, project financing and renewable
energy credit programs.  More information about the company can be found on
the website, www.AlterisInc.com.

SOURCE  Alteris Renewables

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