Nexamp in the News
Berkshire Eagle: "High Performance Buildings Initiative"
March 20, 2010. Ten additional projects received part of the $16.5 million in federal stimulus funds distributed through the state's High Performance Buildings Initiative. They are:
- $1.9 million for the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, which will be used toward a complete building "Deep Energy Retrofit" including a heating and cooling plan that requires little to no use of mechanical support.
- $550,000 for the Lawrence CommunityWorks in Lawrence, which plans to convert a complex of old mill buildings into a dynamic urban neighborhood. The buildings addressed in this award will be treated with a Deep Energy Retrofit, including insulation, high-efficiency windows, and aggressive air sealing.
- $500,000 for the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, which will partner with Nexamp Inc. of North Andover to provide Merrimack Valley's businesses and industries with turnkey energy efficiency solutions.
- $4.4 million for Castle Square Tenant's Organization in Boston, for "Deep Energy Retrofits" at an existing mid-rise 192-unit building in the apartment complex, which include wrapping the entire building in super-insulating panels, high-efficiency windows, aggressive air sealing, high efficiency lighting and appliances and mechanical system improvements.
- $1.4 million for the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, which will Salem: Hawthorne Hotel: $1.4 million use energy efficiency measures such as re-lamping and a high-efficiency distribution system for hot water and change over its natural gas heat to geothermal heating and cooling.
Boston Globe: "$16.25 million awarded for energy projects"
[Nexamp note: 2 Nexamp projects, one to provide clean energy services to Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce member organizations, and one to complete clean energy improvements at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem (mentioned below) were selected as part of these 11 awards.]
Boston Globe: "16.25 million awarded for energy projects." March 18, 2010. By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff Eleven local projects will share $16.25 million in federal stimulus funding to demonstrate how buildings can save energy in innovative ways, state officials said, creating nearly 500 jobs in the process.
The projects -- which will include the Castle Square Tenant's Organization in Boston, Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, and Lawrence CommunityWorks, a community-based development group -- are part of the state's "High Performance Buildings" initiative and are expected to begin between now and June. Link to Article
US Dep't of Energy: "Vet’s company installing solar across Massachusetts"
US Department of Energy (Energy Empowers Blog): "Vet’s company installing solar across Massachusetts." February 25, 2010. Dan Leary, an Iraq war veteran, is president of Nexamp Inc., a clean energy company that specializes in solar installation. Dan founded the company in 2006 and has witnessed its impressive growth from six employees to 45 and counting.
The small company recently reached a significant milestone — it was awarded one of the largest solar contracts in Massachusetts.
Dan served in the military for seven years, reaching the rank of captain in the Army. He says his idea for a clean energy company came in 2005 when he was pursuing his M.B.A while serving in Iraq. Link to Article
The Sentinel: "Powered by the sun"
The Sentinel: "Powered by the sun." February 25, 2010. ROCHESTER — Rochester Conservation Commission at its Feb. 16 meeting considered the proposed installation of a 435-unit solar panel system at the Quittacas Water Treatment Plant, which is owned by the City of New Bedford, and located on Negus Way in the far northwestern corner of the town, at the border with Freetown.
The photovoltaic (PV) system is designed to supply 91.35 kilowatts of electric power for the facility annually. The project came before the local Conservation Commission for approval because a portion of it is within the 100-foot buffer zone of a bordering vegetated wetland, which is regulated by the local conservation commission under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, and the town's wetlands protection by-law.
The project, which is being funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the "federal stimulus law" proposes to locate the 210-watt modules on a bed of crushed stone at the site. The facility uses near 4.4 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year. The PV system will produce approximately 110,000-kilowatt hours of electricity annually, or about 2.5 percent of the total electricity consumed. While that amount is small, as the cost of electricity rises over the 20-year life of the PV system, its value will rise in terms of reducing the total cost of electricity needed to operate the facility.
Carol Rego, an engineer from Camp Dresser & McKee representing the city before the commission, said that the construction, by Nexamp, would take about one month. She said that no excavating would occur, other than clearing the topsoil and adding the crushed stone. The PV system, according to Rego, has a service life of 20 years at its rated load. Link to Article
New York Times: "Good Energies Invests in Massachusetts Clean Energy Firm"
New York Times - Green Inc. Blog: "Good Energies Invests in Massachusetts Clean Energy Firm." February 9, 2010. Amid a state-wide feud over the job creation spin-offs of President Obama’s stimulus package, a Massachusetts clean energy design and construction firm announced Tuesday that it has raised $6.5 million in venture financing to help underwrite a national expansion strategy.
The move comes scarcely a week after the company, Nexamp Inc., of North Andover, secured a $20 million deal to install 4 megawatts of solar generation capacity on a dozen state water and waste-water treatment facilities. Company officials say that deal will create about 100 engineering and construction jobs in New England’s fast-growing clean energy market. Link to Article
