Dr. Almogy will highlight an installation at the University of Arizona to illustrate how Cogenra’s solar cogeneration systems maximize energy harvest and optimize savings for energy-intensive facilities including campuses, hospitals, military facilities, and multi-tenant housing. Similar to traditional cogeneration, or Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Cogenra’s technology generates both electricity and hot water, but with clean, renewable energy.

University of Arizona is utilizing a roof-mounted solar cogeneration array on a student dormitory to provide electricity and hot water for daily uses, such as laundry, showers and lighting. Cogenra’s hybrid solution has also been adopted by an assisted living facility, a corporate campus and the Department of Defense, among others.

IDEA’s Annual Campus Energy Conference

WHO:                   Gilad Almogy, Chief Executive Officer of Cogenra Solar

WHAT:                  Dr. Almogy will be speaking at IDEA’s Campus Energy Conference on Tuesday, February 7 at 10:15am on the advantages of solar cogeneration for campuses and other institutional facilities.

The International District Energy Association’s 25^th Annual Campus Energy Conference brings together energy professionals, engineers, hospital and campus managers and sustainability professionals from 21 countries who are transforming the global district energy industry.

WHERE:                  Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia

WHEN:                   February 7, 2012 at 10:15 am – 10:45 am

About Cogenra Solar

Cogenra Solar is a distributed solar cogeneration company that combines photovoltaic and hot water collection to deliver low cost electricity and heat generation 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. Cogenra is located in Mountain View, California. Please visit www.cogenra.com for more information.

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Katie Struble

Antenna Group for Cogenra Solar

415.977.1928

cogenra@antennagroup.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – December 5, 2011 – Cogenra Solar®, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions today announced it has been honored as “Highly Commended” by the Greenbang 2011 Efficiency Awards. Selected by Greenbang research analysts and editors, Cogenra was recognized for its commercially proven success in driving impressive resource-saving efficiencies via its hybrid solar hot water and electricity solution.

In its second year, the Greenbang Awards celebrate the most forward thinking, innovative businesses and technologies creating a sustainable future. Cogenra was one of only four “Highly Commended” award recipients out of 11 categories total, spanning resource management, home and building efficiency and transportation technologies.

“We’re pleased that a prestigious analyst firm such as Greenbang has chosen to highlight and honor the exceptional efficiency of our solar cogeneration technology,” said Cogenra Solar CEO Dr. Gilad Almogy. “By producing both hot water and electricity, our system maximizes the energy yield of the sun, making a positive environmental impact while delivering dramatic energy and financial savings to customers around the world.”

Cogenra’s solar cogeneration technology generates five times more energy production than standard photovoltaics (PV), producing both hot water and electricity from a single array. Whereas PV technology alone captures only 15-20 percent of the sun’s energy, Cogenra’s solar cogeneration system collects up to 80 percent of the sun’s incident energy. Capturing waste heat and converting it to heat allows solar cogeneration to offset three times more greenhouse gas emissions and deliver twice the financial savings on energy costs compared to standalone PV systems.

The Greenbang 2011 Efficiency Awards were presented to honorees at a special ceremony in London, UK on November 24, 2011.

About Cogenra Solar

Cogenra Solar is a distributed solar cogeneration company that combines photovoltaic and hot water collection to deliver low cost electricity and heat generation for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. With the industry’s first Heat & Power Purchase Agreement (HPPA), Cogenra offers clean, renewable energy below utility rates while reducing natural gas and grid-fed electricity consumption. Cogenra is located in Mountain View, California. Please visit www.cogenra.com for more information.

Press Contact

Katie Struble

Antenna Group for Cogenra Solar

Cogenra@antennagroup.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 29, 2011 – Cogenra Solar, provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, today announced that its solar cogeneration technology has been selected by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) for its Installation Energy Test Bed initiative for FY2012. Cogenra’s hybrid solar solution is among the 27 projects chosen from 575 proposals competing to demonstrate effectiveness in meeting the DoD’s goals on environmental, energy and economic performance.

Cogenra was chosen for a $2M contract for two military sites, a U.S. Navy and a U.S. Army facility, that were specifically selected based on diverse building types, climates, and hot water usage to expedite adoption of solar cogeneration at other DoD sites nationwide upon completion. Producing hot water and electricity, the installations will be evaluated throughout the year to demonstrate high energy production and cost effectiveness of the technology for military applications.

“We are honored to be among the very few companies selected by the DoD to be part of their renewable energy efforts,” said Dr. Gilad Almogy, CEO of Cogenra Solar.  “This program is a great vehicle to demonstrate solar cogeneration’s many benefits to the DoD, such as lower energy costs, reduced dependence of fossil fuels, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions. We welcome this opportunity to grow Cogenra’s footprint in the military market.”

With more than 300,000 buildings and 2.2 billion square feet of space, the DoD spends $4 billion a year on the “facility energy” to power these buildings. The Installation Energy Test Best Initiative is a pivotal program for testing, evaluating and scaling up innovative new energy technologies to improve the U.S. military’s energy security and reduce facility energy costs. Demonstrations focus on renewable energy sources that are mission-compatible and at the appropriate scale for remote military installations. Cost, performance and reliability data gathered from operational deployment of innovative renewable energy sources on DoD installations will inform decisions on their widespread applicability across DoD.

The two Cogenra installations will deliver hot water and electricity to the sites’ dining halls for cleaning and cooking as well as residential quarters for everyday uses, such as showing, laundry and other amenities. Based in California, the Port Hueneme Naval Base in Ventura County will have a 242 kWrooftop array, and the Army Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin will deploy a 121 kW system. In addition to the standard install, the project scope includes development of design tools in order to facilitate rapid adoption of solar cogeneration on other DoD sites.

Cogenra’s solar cogeneration solution encompasses both photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies to deliver low-cost electricity and hot water in one modular and scalable system. Capturing up to 75 percent of the sun’s delivered energy, Cogenra’s technology maximizes energy production by producing hot water from the waste heat of PV generation.

In addition to the award by DoD, Cogenra was among an elite group of twelve vendors selected to exhibit its technology in September 2011 at ExFOB, the U.S. Marine Corps’ Experimental Forward Operating Base demonstration to determine how energy efficient technologies hold up in the extreme desert environment. As a result, the Marine Corps selected Cogenra’s technology for further testing and validation with the possibility of expedited deployment at Forward Operating Bases around the world.

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 hot water 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. Cogenra is located in Mountain View, California. Please visit www.cogenra.com for more information.

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