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LOS ANGELES, CA., OCTOBER 15, 2007--While Joan and Melissa Rivers were busy on the red carpet for last Sunday's Emmy Awards, a solar panel canopy was busy providing electric power for the star-studded walk of fame.
Advanced Green Technologies (AGT) provided the metal canopy and photovoltaic powered inverters for the project. United Solar Ovonic donated the ¼-inch thick solar laminate photovoltaic system installed to supplement the power for the red carpet area outside of the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. AGT was able to bring a 13kw project together on short notice for the Emmy awards. Within seven days, with collaboration between AGT, Uni-Solar and PVPowered, the design was set with a custom data monitoring system which was seen by the grandstand audience. The structure measured 90’ x 30’.The panel featured laminates installed on 2,700 square feet of slate blue standing seam metal roofing manufactured by Englert Inc. to form a sun canopy located over the red carpet grandstand. The solar system was tied into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power utility grid.
The solar paneled roof is being donated to the CHIME Charter Middle School in Chatsworth, California where it will be reconstructed at the school and serve as an educational experience for students.
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