Solar Energy from the Farm. "You Never Have to Plant; You Just Harvest."

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO – (PRESS RELEASE) — 10/02/12 — On Friday, September 28, 2012, ProQuip International helped celebrate the official opening of the 675kW AC solar energy project they provided EPC services for in partnership with Solarize Energy LP on the cattle barns of Van Osch Farms Ltd. in the Mt. Carmel/Lucan area of SW Ontario. This is ranked as the largest roof top solar panel systems installed on an Ontario farm to date. The project entailed the mounting and cabling of 3,393 solar panels on 5 barn roofs in 3 main farm locations and interconnecting them to 3 centralized inverter cabinets and the metered grid connections. The project was completed on time and under budget.

Several area dignitaries and news outlets were present, as were other farm and agricultural industry operators interested in the technology and opportunities to generate clean, green electricity and create an additional revenue stream from their own operations. “The second income source comes as a bonus”, Gerald Van Osch, co-owner of the farms with his brother Fred, said in a statement. “To capture the sunshine, what an idea,” he said. “You never have to plant; you just harvest.”

Presentations by speakers included Sam Tavernese, President of ProQuip International who stated “ProQuip International congratulates Solarize Energy on this fantastic solar development. ProQuip is proud and privileged to have provided the engineering, procurement and construction services to this project.

During the unveiling ceremonies at the farm located northwest of London, Ontario he continued "This project is a beacon to the economic and environmental benefits that solar power provides to the local community, as well as the global community.”

Reflecting on the company’s goals and philosophy he continued “Solar power represents the future and those of us privileged to be in the solar industry take our motivation from waking up everyday and saying “I’m going to make something good happen today”. This solar project is something good that is happening today!"

He concluded his thoughts stating that "ProQuip, through the services we provided to Solarize Energy, is proud to have assisted in making Solarize Energy’s corporate tagline "Do Good. Invest Wisely." come to reality. The future is now – Congratulations Solarize Energy!"

About ProQuip International

ProQuip International (www.pqi.ca) is a leading EPC provider of solar PV products and systems, and a designer, manufacturer and installer of solar LED lighting systems. The company has worked in the LED lighting industry, designing and manufacturing LED drivers and lights since the company’s inception in 1996 and has over six years experience in solar LED lighting technologies. This latter experience prompted the development of MaxSUN™, a solar LED lighting system that solves the problems associated with earlier generations of the technology especially in northern climates. Manufacturing facilities are located in Brantford, Ontario and Dunkirk, New York.

As members of the North American solar energy industry, ProQuip is helping to build awareness of clean, renewable solar power technologies available to consumers, businesses and institutions and helping to build Green Communities.

About Solarize Energy LP

Solarize Energy LP (www.solarizeenergy.ca) is a leading solar project developer based in Brantford, Ontario with a track record of project development success in rural communities across southwestern Ontario. At present, Solarize has more than 1.5 MW of roof-mounted projects installed and a further megawatt in current construction. Their largest project, which is the largest agricultural-based rooftop solar project in Ontario, is at Van Osch Farms near Mount Carmel, Ontario with an installed capacity of 675kW AC.

ProQuip International is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of LED light drivers and lighting products and systems for residential, commercial, institutional, industrial and transportation applications including rail, truck, coach, RV and emergency vehicles. Our manufacturing facilities are located in Brantford, ON and Dunkirk, NY, enabling us to meet Buy America requirements.

ProQuip offers its MaxSUN™ brand of solar LED lighting solutions for use in parking lots, pathways, open areas, parks and play grounds, illuminated signage, billboards, transit shelters and architectural lighting applications. The heart of the system is the PQMax™ programmable Light and Charge Controller designed and manufactured by ProQuip to solve the problems associated with earlier versions of this technology particularly in northern climates and ensuring reliable lighting operation and long battery life.

A major and growing part of our business is the engineering, procurement and construction of solar PV energy systems for rooftop and ground mount applications in residential, commercial, institutional and agricultural applications. In 2011, the company installed over 10% of the new solar energy connected to the Ontario power grid.

Brian De Young
Manager, Marketing & Communications
PQI International
45 Dalkeith Dr., Unit 12
Brantford, ON N3P 1M1
PH 519-758-1421
FX 519-758-5866
Email bdeyoung@pqi.ca
www.pqi.ca

This release was published on openPR.