The 46 SunDeck® module system, constructed on the roof of the TMC power plant, will provide the building with solar electricity and solar hot water.  Cogenra’s solar cogeneration array is TMC’s first renewable energy project and was chosen for the technology’s ability to provide large amounts of hot water, in addition to electricity, and for its quick payback.

“We use thousands of gallons of hot water every day. As a community hospital, decreasing our natural gas consumption and energy bills is very important, and solar cogeneration offers a way to address those needs,” says Richard Prevallet, Vice President, Facilities and Construction at Tucson Medical Center.  “This is our first renewable energy project and it’s encouraging to see that the economics of solar cogeneration allowed us to implement a renewable energy solution that helps us save money, while also helping the environment.”

Working with Technicians for Sustainability, Cogenra Solar is constructing a 115kW solar thermal system which will pre-heat an average of 5,300 gallons of water daily for the reverse osmosis (RO) boiler. The system will go online in May, and is expected to produce 31,600 kWh of electricity, reducing consumption by 7,000 therms of gas annually and saving over $8,500 per year in energy costs.

“Healthcare is an ideal industry for solar cogeneration implementation,” says Gilad Almogy, CEO of Cogenra Solar.  “Due to factors that include high hot water demand, increased focus on building functionality and efficiency, and a number of environmental industry mandates, hospitals stand to gain enormously from this technology.”

Tucson Medical Center represents Cogenra’s first healthcare installation as it joins a list of other environmental leaders who’ve implemented solar cogeneration, including Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, Facebook, the University of Arizona, and the Navy, Army and Marine branches of the U.S. Military.  Cogenra’s hybrid solar cogeneration technology is modular, scalable and simple, and offers returns in less than five years for a large majority of customers.

About Tucson Medical Center

Tucson Medical Center, licensed at 612 beds, has been Tucson’s locally governed non-profit regional hospital for more than 65 years. TMC is Southern Arizona’s leading provider for emergency care and pediatric care, with top-notch intensive care units for adults, children and newborns. Other specialty areas include women’s, maternity, cardiac, orthopedic, neuroscience, imaging and senior services. Visit www.tmcaz.com for more information.

About Cogenra

Cogenra Solar is a distributed solar cogeneration company that combines photovoltaic electricity production and heat collection to deliver low cost electricity and heat for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. Cogenra’s solution enables clean, renewable energy below utility rates while reducing natural gas and grid-fed electricity consumption, offering five times the energy, three times the greenhouse gas reduction and twice the savings of traditional PV. Cogenra is located in Mountain View, California. Please visit cogenra.com for more information.

Press Contact

Alicia Moura

Tucson Medical Center

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520.324.2174

Raman Deol

Antenna Group for Cogenra Solar

raman@antenngroup.com

415.977.1945

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and FULTON, Calif. – April 5, 2012 – Cogenra Solar, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems, today announced the nation’s largest rooftop solar cogeneration system to date at Kendall-Jackson’s Kittyhawk winery in Windsor, California. Expanding on Kendall-Jackson’s existing energy and water conservation projects, the 96-module, 241kW hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) and thermal array is expected to save approximately $30,000 in annual energy costs.

U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson and local business leaders convened today at Kendall-Jackson’s Wine Center to celebrate the company’s commitment to sustainability and unveil the solar cogeneration system, now supplying solar hot water and electricity to power the winery’s extensive tank and bottle washing operations.

“Our founder Jess Jackson was a trailblazer who made sustainability a core part of Kendall- Jackson’s DNA largely through innovation,” said Kendall-Jackson’s Vice President of Sustainability Robert Boller. “We’re thrilled to take this leadership position with Cogenra by installing the largest rooftop solar electricity and hot water rooftop system to date and two upcoming installations at our other production sites. It’s a win for the environment and our bottom line.”

Cogenra partnered with local installer SunWater Solar to construct the array on the roof of Kendall-Jackson’s Kittyhawk winery. The solar cogeneration system provides up to 60 percent of the building’s hot water needs, with the electricity powering lighting and cooling. In addition to this initial solar cogeneration project, Kendall-Jackson will install Cogenra arrays at their Vinwood estate in Sonoma County and an additional winery in Monterey County.

“The wine industry, and especially Kendall-Jackson, have been leaders in the sustainability movement,” said Gilad Almogy, CEO of Cogenra Solar. “Solar cogeneration is quickly becoming one of the industry’s most effective tools to maximize the impact of solar energy production to meet both electricity and hot water needs.  We commend Kendall-Jackson for their sustainability leadership and look forward to deploying future projects.”

“This partnership between two great California companies is proof that business can boost the bottom line while helping the environment,” said U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson. “Innovative new energy technologies, like Cogenra’s, and smart, progressive businesses, like Kendall-Jackson, will drive job creation in the years ahead.”

About Kendall Jackson

Kendall-Jackson is a Sonoma County-based family owned and operated winery that is best-known for its estate-grown Chardonnay. For more information on the winery’s sustainability programs, visit http://blog.kj.com/kendall-jackson-to-become-largest-user-of-solar-cogenerated-power.

About Cogenra Solar

Cogenra Solar is a distributed solar cogeneration company that combines photovoltaic electricity production and heat collection to deliver low cost electricity and heat for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. Cogenra’s solution enables clean, renewable energy below utility rates while reducing natural gas and grid-fed electricity consumption, offering five times the energy, three times the greenhouse gas reduction and twice the savings of traditional PV. Cogenra is located in Mountain View, California. Please visit cogenra.com for more information.

Media Contact
Kelly Keagy

Jackson Family Wines

Kelly.Keagy@jacksonfamilywines.com

707.547.4703

Katie Struble
Antenna Group for Cogenra Solar
Cogenra@antennagroup.com
415.977.1928

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and LAHAINA, Maui, HI – March 27, 2012 – Cogenra Solar, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, today announced a solar cogeneration project at Maui Brewing Co. (MBC), one of Hawaii’s fastest growing companies and the State’s largest Craft Brewery. Cogenra’s solar cogeneration array will provide MBC with solar hot water and electricity, enhancing the brewery’s sustainability leadership while reducing energy costs.

“We were searching for a way to maximize the space on our roof. Cogenra’s solar cogeneration technology was the perfect match, producing both electricity and hot water in one compact design,” said MBC founder Garrett Marrero.  “Cogenra’s solution helped us maximize our ROI and minimize our environmental impact.”

The 24-module, 60-kilowatt (kW) rooftop system will occupy less than 2,400 square feet and support the brewery’s existing 100kW solar photovoltaic (PV) installation, supplying renewable electricity for pumps, packaging and cooling. The solar hot water generated will feed directly to the facility’s Clean-in-Place (CIP) and brewing processes.

The first of Cogenra’s installations in the State of Hawaii, constructed together with Green Global Communities, the installation will be commissioned in the second half of 2012. The dual energy benefits of Cogenra’s solar cogeneration solution provides a cost-effective solution for Hawaii businesses looking to combat the region’s high operating, labor and energy costs.

“Any business that uses a lot of hot water can profit greatly from solar cogeneration, whose hybrid technology provides two benefits: solar hot water and solar electricity.  Customers in Hawaii, with ample sun exposure and high energy costs, are at a special advantage,” said Gilad Almogy, CEO of Cogenra Solar.  “Maui Brewing has recognized the unique benefits and cost advantages of our hybrid technology and we are thrilled to provide our solution as part of their sustainability plans.”

About Maui Brewing Co

Maui Brewing Company proves its commitment to local community and economy through many of their sustainability efforts, from donating grain remaining from their brewing process to local farmers for feed and compost to reprocessing used vegetable oil from their restaurant to make bio-diesel to powers their vehicles.

Founder Garrett Marrero and his wife, Melanie, operate a 7-barrel brewpub at the Kahana location as well as a 25-barrel production brewery and canning facility in Lahaina. Maui Brewing Co. is a truly local beer as 100% of their products are made in Hawaii.

About Cogenra

Cogenra Solar is a distributed solar cogeneration company that combines photovoltaic electricity production and heat collection to deliver low cost electricity and heat for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. Cogenra’s solution enables clean, renewable energy below utility rates while reducing natural gas and grid-fed electricity consumption, offering five times the energy, three times the greenhouse gas reduction and twice the savings of traditional PV. Cogenra is located in Mountain View, California. Please visit cogenra.com for more information.

Press Contact
Katie Struble
Antenna Group for Cogenra Solar
Cogenra@antennagroup.com
415.977.1928

Garrett W. Marrero

Maui Brewing Co

pr@mauibrewingco.com