BP Solar’s expansion plans will make it the largest fully integrated solar plant in North America – it will also integrate key green building features.
The company plans to expand its North American headquarters in Frederick, MD., investing $70 million to double its US solar manufacturing capacity (to 150 MW) and adding 140,000 square feet of building space. Construction is slated to begin in the first half of 2007 and finish by the end of 2008.
According to Lee Edwards, BP Solar CEO, “In addition to expanding our manufacturing capacity, our plans are to upgrade the interior of the existing facilities and to use sustainable building techniques such as a roof garden, bio-retention, extensive water recycling and the utilization of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) design components such as energy efficient lighting, heating and cooling.”
BP Solar has over 2200 employees with manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Spain, India and Australia.
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