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Article: J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Unveils Wine Industry's Largest Solar Energy Tracking System.
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- February 18, 2009
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3-acre, solar photovoltaic system offsets 75% of winery's energy usage in Paso Robles
PASO ROBLES, Calif. -- J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines today unveils the largest solar tracking array in the wine industry, a 3-acre, state-of-the-art, 756 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) single-axis tracking system designed to offset 75% of the winery's energy usage at its Paso Robles operations. This new, ground-mounted installation is comprised of 4,320 PV modules that track the sun from east to west on a daily basis to optimize production of solar-generated electricity. The landmark system was designed and installed by Conergy, which is involved in 1 in 10 of the world's solar ...