SAN JOSE, Calif., July 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp.
(NASDAQ:SPWR) received the prestigious Smarter E-Award in the
"Outstanding Projects" category in recognition of Powerhouse
Brattørkaia, an 18,580-square-metre energy-positive future-proof
office building located in Trondheim, Norway. SunPower supplied its high-efficiency
Maxeon® solar panels for the project.
Powerhouse Brattørkaia is the world's northernmost
energy-positive building. This means it is designed to generate
more energy than it will consume in its lifetime, from the
production of building materials, construction, operation and
management, to its eventual disposal. The excess clean solar
energy - more than twice what the building needs for its own use
annually - goes to a local micro-grid to power neighboring
buildings, e-buses, cars and the nearby port's ferry system.
Powerhouse Brattørkaia is the result of a collaborative effort.
Entra, an environmental leader in the real estate industry, owns
and manages the property, while the international architecture firm
Snohetta designed the building. Global green builder Skanska
performed general contracting services, while Solcellespesialisten
is Norway's total supplier of
photovoltaic systems which designed and installed the rooftop solar
array. SunPower supplied its high-efficiency SunPower Maxeon solar
panels, which pair maximum power with unique sustainability
standards like Declare Label, providing material transparency.
"The Intersolar Smarter E-Award is an important industry
recognition, and we are very proud that this win for the whole
team, will bring focus to Powerhouse Brattørkaia, truly a building
of the future." said Jeff Waters,
CEO of SunPower Technologies and soon to be CEO of Maxeon Solar
Technologies when it splits from SunPower. "It's our honor to
provide advanced solar technology that gives customers everywhere
the power the make a positive impact on the world."
Powerhouse Brattørkaia received the BREEAM Outstanding
certification, the highest possible ranking by the world's leading
sustainability assessment method for an asset's environmental,
social and economic sustainability performance. Its solutions
support the UNFCCC Paris Agreement that pursues efforts to limit
the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. It also
sets an example for responsibly constructing homes and office
spaces for a renewable energy future. A location so far north
required an integrated architectural solution to harvesting solar
energy as the angles vary greatly across days and seasons, and
panels work most efficiently at 90 degrees to the sun. The
building's steep rooftop angle was designed specifically to
optimize for solar production, making the most out of the 1,157
SunPower Maxeon 3 solar panels, strategically placed to harvest as
much solar energy as possible.
"This award is a testament to our talented team who delivers
innovative world-class solutions to drive the energy transition
forward." commented Helene Bøe Tømmerbakke, Project leader for
Solcellespesialisten. "Since Powerhouse Brattørkaia must produce
more than twice as much electricity as it consumes in a year, we
chose SunPower Maxeon panels, which generate more energy in a given
space than any commercially available panel. We also had to
use products that had documentation showing how much energy is
embedded in sourcing and manufacturing. The Declare Label showed a
commitment to transparency that was important to our choice."
To learn more about the Powerhouse Brattørkaia, two blog
articles are available on the SunPower global blog site.
About SunPower
As one of the world's most innovative
and sustainable energy companies, SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:
SPWR) provides a diverse group of customers with complete solar
solutions and services. Residential customers, businesses,
governments, schools and utilities around the globe rely on
SunPower's more than 30 years of proven experience. From the first
flip of the switch, SunPower delivers maximum value and superb
performance throughout the long life of every solar system.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, SunPower has dedicated,
customer-focused employees
in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North
and South America. For more information about how SunPower is
changing the way our world is powered, visit www.sunpower.com.
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