WorldWater & Solar Technologies’ San Benito, Texas Solar Installation Chosen as “Renewable Energy Project of the Year”
19 November 2008 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. (OTC BB:WWAT.OB),
developer and marketer of proprietary high-horsepower solar
systems, today announced that the San Benito, Texas Solar Energy
Project - designed, engineered and installed by WorldWater - has
been chosen by the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association
(TREIA) as �Texas Renewable Energy Project of the Year.� The award
was given out at the recent TREIA annual meeting in Austin, which
recognized WorldWater along with its project partners - the City of
San Benito, Texas General Land Office, the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and the North American Development
Bank. The 45 kW solar array is the largest of its kind on the
Texas-Mexico border, and was constructed to help power the new
water treatment plant for the City of San Benito, Texas. It
utilizes 224 ground mounted solar panels that tilt to follow the
sun during the course of the day, producing more energy than fixed
tilt systems. The system will produce 75 thousand kWh per year of
clean, dependable electricity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by
three million pounds, or the equivalent of 3,000 barrels of oil.
The project will provide about 10 percent of the power used to
filter water at the plant. �While many of the projects that
WorldWater has completed are more significant in size, we are
pleased to report that the San Benito project is the largest solar
installation of its kind along the Texas-Mexico border,� said Frank
Smith, CEO, WorldWater & Solar Technologies. �We hope that flat
plate and concentrator solar technology � which we also produce
through our subsidiary, ENTECH - will attract more public attention
in this geographic area as a viable alternative energy source.� The
Texas General Land Office selected San Benito as the site for its
border solar showcase project using funds provided by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The North American
Development Bank agreed to monitor the project, intending to
incorporate solar energy into future border infrastructure
projects. �We are thrilled to have the opportunity to play a role
in the evolution of solar energy technologies,� said Moises Madrid,
Project Coordinator for the City of San Benito. �Our city is
grateful to Soll Sussman and Commissioner Jerry Patterson for
working closely with us to see this come to a reality.� About
WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp: WorldWater & Solar
Technologies Corp. is a full-service solar electric engineering,
design and water management company with unique, high-powered and
patented solar technology. ENTECH, Inc., a subsidiary of
WorldWater, is a high-technology solar energy company specializing
in patented solar concentrating and PVT systems. ENTECH�s systems
can produce electrical output, a combination of electricity and
thermal energy or thermal energy alone. Commercial applications
vary in size from one kilowatt remote power units to large,
multi-megawatt utility power plants. For more information, go to
www.worldwater.com or www.entechsolar.com.