Renewables

SunPower Breaks Ground on Solar and Storage for U.S. Army

SunPower has already installed solar systems at a number of U.S. military facilities. 

By Editors of Power Engineering

SunPower Corp. announced it has begun construction on a 10-MW solar system with 1 MW of energy storage at the Redstone Arsenal U.S. Army post in Alabama.

The project, developed by U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives, Redstone Arsenal’s Directorate of Public Works, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center’s Energy Division, will allow the Army to purchase power without having to pay for the plant’s construction, maintenance and operation.

“This project reinforces the Army’s commitment to advancing adoption of reliable, cost-effective, home-grown renewable energy at Redstone Arsenal,” said Col. Thomas Holliday, garrison commander of Redstone Arsenal. “We’re continually looking for ways to grow our capability and reduce our cost to provide the nation with a more efficient defense.”

SunPower’s Oasis Power Plant system, a fully-integrated, modular solar power block engineered and built for compatibility with a future microgrid, will be incorporated into the facility.

SunPower has already installed solar systems at a number of U.S. military facilities, including 28 MW at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada and 14 MW at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. A 28-MW solar facility is currently under construction at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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