Featured Project: Solyndra
- News
- January, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Tanya Wright
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In October, 2009 Kinetics was awarded a multi-million dollar design build contract for the process piping systems and plumbing for Phase 1 of the new Solyndra solar manufacturing plant (Fab 2) located in Fremont, California. This facility will be the company's second plant, located near its current manufacturing facility, and will be designed to produce 500 megawatts per year. The combination of these two Fabs will produce enough solar panels over their expected lifetime to cut over 350 million metric tons of CO2 emissions or the equivalent of 850 million barrels of oil. The combined facilities will enable Solyndra to fulfill its announced order backlog of over $2 billion. The Fab 2 Phase 1expansion project entails approximately 276,000 square feet of new production space. Kinetics ability to function as a design builder on this project will allow the customer to save significant time and money by moving the construction forward while the design work is being completed. This process will greatly facilitate meeting the project's demanding completion schedule and budget, while at the same time delivering the highest quality work.
Solyndra designs and manufactures photovoltaic systems, comprised of panels and mounting hardware, for the commercial rooftop market. Using proprietary cylindrical modules and thin-film technology, Solyndra systems are designed to provide the lowest installed cost per system and the highest solar electrical energy output for typical low slope commercial rooftops. Solyndra estimates that the construction of Fab 2 will employ over 3,000 people, and that the ongoing operation of the facility will create over 1,000 jobs.
Rudolph and Sletten is acting as the General Contractor on this project, closely working with the Kinetics design team, headed by Paul Dierickx, and construction team, headed by Jamie Conner-Project Director, Carlin Davis -Project Manager, Fred Donson- CAD Lead, Mark Nakashim-Superintendent. This design build project is currently nearing the end of the design phase with construction well underway and a scheduled completion in July, 2010.
Congratulations to our Engineering Group and our West Operations in collaborating together to secure this exciting project!