In the spring of 2017 Pickering Associates installed its second carport-mounted PV array. This new carport array utilizes Enphase microinverters in the same configuration as the initial array. This new array, wired into Building #1, has 114 Suniva 280 Watt panels and will provide a…
The new solar array on the Parkersburg High School Field House will provide about 20% of the energy used in the Field House and about 3% of the power used in the entire Parkersburg High School complex. This system uses 378 Suniva 285 watt panels…
The Unitarian Universalist Church in Marietta has been a leader in the community since its establishment in 1855. Their church, built in the same year, has been the cornerstone of the community to the present day. In a true pioneering spirit, they contacted Pickering Energy…
West Virginia Wesleyan College has an Engineering Physics program and was interested in having a solar PV system in order to 1) begin to understand and work with this renewable energy technology and 2) to integrate with the other streategies in their sustainability program while…
During the summer of 2015 Pickering Energy Solutions presented a proposal to the City of Parkersburg to provide solar power to its Recycling Center on 24th Street in Parkersburg. Nick Arnold prepared a presentation for the Public Works Committee which approved the project. Lance McCoy…
Thanks to our Liberia construction team, there are three more Community Health Department clinics, operated by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Bong County, Liberia which have power, refrigeration and can provide 24 hour operation. These clinics are Zoweinta, Kpaai and Yila. These…
Dave and Kim Winans have been talking to Pickering Energy Solutions for several years about a solar PV installation for their cabin in Pleasants County, WV. They wanted a solar system which would offset their energy use (and provide payback for the investment) while providing…
Equipment repackaged and ready to ship from Parkersburg, WV
Equipment repackaged and ready to ship from Parkersburg, WV
Solar panels being unloaded at Phebe Hospital, Bong County, Liberia
Panel Installation
Inverter installation in progress
Installation team at AFBM Health Clinic, Gbarna, Liberia
Completed panel installation
AFBM Clinic, Gbarna, Bong County Liberia Our 2015 program, which began in February of 2015, included development and funding for 12 clinics, 1 school and 2 orphanages in Liberia, Africa. Our partners, Brother’s Brother Foundation (Pittsburgh), Trusted Angels (Charlottesville) and Global Health Ministries (Minneapolis) have…
Road to Sis Iye orpahange
Sis Iye orphanage
Equipment arriving
Array
Array
Batteries
Willie showing off the installation
Working with Trusted Angels in June we were able to provide a smaller 2.4 kW solar PV system for an orphanage in Buchanan, Liberia. This power system was put together very quickly and was installed just as the Ebola outbreak was taking hold in the…
Weinsue Installation
Unloading of materials
Weinsue inverters
Weinsue Team
Nyata installation in progress
Nyata panel installation
Nyata team
Tokpaipolu sign
Tokpaipolu panel installation
Tokpaipolu inverter
Tokpaipolu staff
Supporting our ongoing mission program in Liberia, we are very pleased to announce that we have completed 3 additional clinic-sized (750 watt) systems in Bong County, Liberia. These clinics are in the following communities: Weinsue Town, Jorquelleh District Tokpaipolu Town, Salala District Nyata Town, Suakoko…
