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BIOGAS - FUEL CELL - SOLAR

Solar
FLS Energy, Inc. - Asheville, North Carolina


Asheville, North Carolina

 
  • Description: The nation's largest installer of commercial solar hot water systems and one of the largest integrators of photovoltaic solar systems in the southeastern United States.
  • Technology: Solar Thermal
  • Transaction closed: September 2011
  • Start-up: Operating

FLS Energy supplies turn-key solutions to clients, offering direct sales of solar systems or the opportunity to purchase solar energy through long-term contracts at competitive energy rates. FLS Energy has developed solar energy systems for leading industrial and technology companies such as SAS Institute, Prestage Foods, and Kimberly Clark; universities and colleges such as Wake Forest University, Guilford College, and Appalachian State University; and a number of governmental institutions, hotels, and other commercial enterprises throughout the Southeast. FLS Energy has also installed solar systems on more than 2000 homes for the U.S. Marines.

The image below shows the FLS technology employed at the House of Raeford Poultry Processing Facility.