Renewables
As a seasoned solar professional with 20+ years of experience, I have delivered dynamic on-budget projects on the US Mainland, the US Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean. Below you will find samples of some of my commercial and residential work with renewables and microgrids.
2021-2026 Warren Wilson College Agrivoltaic Microgrid
Design & CAD
Warren Wilson's 225KW Agrivoltaic Microgrid will be the first system in North Carolina designed specifically for high-value row cropping research. The array structure will have twelve feet of clearance beneath it to allow for the passage of farm machinery. The system will be located on a portion of the College's 600-acre sustainable farm and will power farm operation and science classroom buildings. This research and demonstration project is now in the final engineering stage and is scheduled for installation in the fall of 2027.
2023-2026 Cherokee Boys Club Electric Bus Charging Station
Preliminary Design, Budget Estimates, & Grant Writing
As cofounder of the Critical Services Microgrid Group I was the technical lead for the conceptual design for this renewable + grid charging station for 21 electric buses. Our team analyzed bus route data, sized the system, generated preliminary budgets, and helped write the grant submitted to EPA in May of 2023. The project was awarded $3million and is nearing completion and should be fully in operation by the end of September 2026.
2014 Sunny Isle Mall – Food Court 85KW Net Meter, St. Croix, USVI
Design, CAD, Permit Acquisition, & Project Management
In 2013 the Sunny Isle Mall, on the island of St. Croix, was worried about losing a number of its prime tenants because of the punishingly high cost of electricity; $0.52/kwh, the highest in the Western Hemisphere. My company, Solar Delivered, was hired to design install the mall's first net-metered system for its Food Court. The system was able to save the Food Court $58,037 in electricity costs in 2014 and ensure its continued occupancy in the mall.
2014 Sand Castle Hotel 65KW Net Meter, St. Croix, USVI
Design, CAD, & Project Management
In 2014 Sand Castle by the Sea hotel hired my company, Solar Delivered, to help them upgrade and expand their 10-year old 6KW PV. The hotel sought to reduce its $7,000/month electric bill as much as possible by utilizing every square foot of usable roof space on the property. The integrated system that was installed occupied the roofs of six separate buildings. The system has reduced the hotel's monthly electric bill by more than 90% since it began operation.
2014 Primary Care Clinic 54 KW Net Meter, St. Croix, USVI
Design, CAD, Permit Acquisition, & Project Management
The building housing the Primary Care Clinic underwent a major renovation in 2012 which converted an office supply store into a medical clinic and rental office space. Like all business on St. Croix, the high cost of electricity was a major concern. Solar Delivered was contracted to design and install a 54 KW net metered solar electric system. The system occupied the entire roof space of the clinic and an adjacent 5,000 ft warehouse. Because of limited roof space the system could only be designed to offset approximately 75% of the clinic's electric bill, saving the clinic over $32,500 in 2014.
2011 thru 2015 – Residential PV System 5KW thru 20KW, St. Croix, USVI
Design, CAD, Permit Acquisition, Installation, & Project Management
The passage of the Virgin Islands' Act 7075 net metering law in 2010 coincided with punishing electricity rates; the highest in northern hemisphere ($0.52/kwh). Although the public was initially skeptical of PV's ability to eliminate their electric bills, rapid adoption of the technology followed when it became clear that rates of return on investment for residential customers exceeded 28%. The 5 MW of capacity allocated to St. Croix was exhausted in less than two years. The images shown represent a small sample of the residential projects completed.
Commercial Solar Hot Water System, US Virgin Islands
Design, CAD, Permit Acquisition, Installation, & Project Management
Solar Delivered designed and installed solar hot water (SHW) systems for three VI Housing Finance Department projects; Louis E. Brown Housing Phase 1 (107 units), Louis E. Brown Senior Housing (52 units), and Calabash Boom Housing St. John (25 units). We also designed and installed three SHW systems for the University of the Virgin Islands; a SHW system with a combined chiller heat recovery loop for a student dormitory on St. Thomas campus, a multi-tank system for the student center cafeteria on the St. Croix campus, and two systems for bathrooms in the Great Hall conference center on the St. Croix campus.
2007 thru 2015 – Residential Solar Hot Water Systems, St. Croix, USVI
Design, CAD, Permit Acquisition, Installation, & Project Management
Beginning in 2006 Solar Delivered, LLC worked with Virgin Islands Dept. of Labor, the Energy Office, the Water & Power Authority, and community groups to spearhead the design of a privately financed solar hot water (SHW) loan program. The program's design was "shovel-ready" when ARRA funding arrived in the Territory in early 2009 and became the Solar Loan program financed by the VI Development Bank. Solar Delivered was hired to develop the curriculum for and then teach a SHW training program for 30 adults at the Career Education & Training Center. The photos are a small sample of the more than 500 SHW systems Solar Delivered installed throughout the Territory.