K.R. KOMAREK is an industry leader in designing and manufacturing briquetting, compaction, and granulation machines. Its recently renovated Wood Dale, Illinois facility is 44,000 square feet, which includes manufacturing and lab spaces. With their new modern office expansion, KOMAREK also announced their initiative to go green by installing 850 solar panels.
Rooftop Solar Panels
Wood Dale, Illinois
Verde Solutions partnered with the K.R. KOMAREK Inc. to install a solar energy system on its new manufacturing facility in Wood Dale, IL. This photovoltaic system is estimated to save $1.6 million in energy costs over its lifespan, have a 2.9-year payback period, and a 21.8% internal rate of return (IRR). The array consists of 850 bifacial PV modules. Bifacial solar panels have two faces and produce energy from both sides, front and back. Therefore, the solar PV system will also generate power from light reflecting off the roof, making good use of limited roof space.
850
Bifacial PV Solar Panels
Generate 86%
of total power consumed at the facility
$1.6 million
Energy Cost Savings Over Lifespan
Saving over10,000 Metric Tons of CO2 over its lifespan
Going green means reducing our CO2 footprint by reducing almost 10,000 metric tons of CO2. To put a perspective of this, this equivalates to over 160,000 trees grown in ten years! At KOMAREK we don't talk about helping the planet; we do something about it!
Jan Pflugfelder, CEO & President, KOMAREK
