Argan announced that its subsidiary Gemma Renewable Power (GRP) has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth $16.6 million from Southern Sky Renewable Energy (SSRE) for a 5.7MW solar plant.
The solar plant, situated on a closed capped landfill site in Canton, will use approximately 19,800 photovoltaic (PV) panels. It will be operational in mid-2012, while GRP has obtained permission to start construction on the project.
“SSRE is very pleased to have selected Gemma Renewable Power as its EPC contractor. The team of professionals that Gemma has provided to the Canton Landfill Solar project consists of experienced energy facility engineers and constructors. Gemma project management will result in the construction of a successful landfill solar project,” said Ralph Palumbo, managing director of SSRE.
“We are pleased to assist in meeting the electricity needs of the citizens of Canton, Massachusetts with a clean renewable energy source. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Southern Sky team on this important solar energy facility. With the start of the Canton solar energy project, Gemma Power Systems is currently constructing facilities using three different types of renewable energy technologies – solar, wind and biomass,” said Rainer Bosselmann, chairman and CEO of Argan.
The solar plant, situated on a closed capped landfill site in Canton, will use approximately 19,800 photovoltaic (PV) panels. It will be operational in mid-2012, while GRP has obtained permission to start construction on the project.
“SSRE is very pleased to have selected Gemma Renewable Power as its EPC contractor. The team of professionals that Gemma has provided to the Canton Landfill Solar project consists of experienced energy facility engineers and constructors. Gemma project management will result in the construction of a successful landfill solar project,” said Ralph Palumbo, managing director of SSRE.
“We are pleased to assist in meeting the electricity needs of the citizens of Canton, Massachusetts with a clean renewable energy source. We welcome the opportunity to work with the Southern Sky team on this important solar energy facility. With the start of the Canton solar energy project, Gemma Power Systems is currently constructing facilities using three different types of renewable energy technologies – solar, wind and biomass,” said Rainer Bosselmann, chairman and CEO of Argan.