Retail

 

Patriot Place Roof Mounted Photovoltaic Solar Array

RDK provided Constellation Energy with electrical engineering design services for a 525 kilowatt roof-mounted photovoltaic solar array at Patriot Place, the 1.3-million-square-foot entertainment, retail and dining complex next to the NFL team's Gillette Stadium. The new photovoltaic solar panels, which are visible to visitors from inside Gillette Stadium and from the upper levels of Patriot Place, are each 205 watt modules mounted at a 20° tilt facing south. The design also included 26 DC Combiner boxes for combining and housing electrical wiring and seven inverters that change direct current to alternating current.

Topping seven roofs, the 2,556 panels will supply approximately 30 percent of Patriot Place's power and generate a substantial supply of clean, renewable solar power at Patriot Place.  The project received the Best Renewable Energy Project in New England 2010 Award from the Association of Energy Engineers New England Chapter. The solar power system adds to the growing list of green initiatives at Patriot Place and Gillette Stadium.

The roofs include Buildings D, E, F, H, J, K, and the Hall of Fame in the North Retail Marketplace. The Facility is comprised of seven individual and independent roof-mounted systems with capacities as follows:


Building D = 100kW
Building E = 75 kW
Building F = 100 kW
Building H = 75 kW
Building J = 100 kW
Building K = 75 kW
Hall of Fame = 30 kW

      Key Features:

  • 2,556 205 watt photovoltaic solar panels on seven buildings
  • Supply approximately 30% of Patriot Place power
  • 8,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide reduction over 20 years


 

 

 

 

  

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