The Antares Group Inc.
4351 Garden City Drive, Suite 301
Landover, MD 20785

Tel. (301) 731-1900
Fax. (301) 731-1904

Solar Energy

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ANTARES provides services to evaluate the incorporation of solar energy technologies in existing commercial and government facilities. Solar energy applications are beneficial because they use the abundant solar resource to generate heat and power without generating pollution. These technologies also typically have very low maintenance requirements.

ANTARES has helped to evaluate a wide variety of solar energy applications, including:

  • Photovoltaics (PV) to generate electricity (including crystalline silicon, amorphous or thin film, and concentrating PV)
  • Photovoltaic street & parking lot lighting
  • Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) to generate heat and power
  • Solar thermal hot water generation
  • Solar vent - air preheat
  • Active daylighting

Solar PV projects include grid-tied applications that use an inverter to generate AC power, and off-grid applications that use battery storage.

ANTARES uses a variety of specialty modeling software to evaluate the potential for solar energy technologies, including PV Design Pro, NREL’s Solar Advisor Model (SAM), and RETScreen. ANTARES performs detailed economic analyses that include consideration of state and federal incentives, Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), and Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS).

ANTARES uses EERE’s BLCC program for government facilities, and has also developed economic calculators to generate life cycle cost analyses.

ANTARES has performed a large number of solar feasibility studies and economic analyses for private and public clients. ANTARES has assessed solar energy applications at Herring Cove Beach, Biscayne National Park, Inyo National Park, Travis Air Force Base, IRS Service Center in Massachusetts, and several DOE facilities.

ANTARES also provides project development services for solar energy projects, and has lead several successful installations, including the roof mounted PV system at the Prince George’s County offices in Maryland.

Notable Projects:

Design, Installation and Monitoring of a Rooftop Solar Power System
Hybrid Solar Lighting Technology
Solar Consumer Analysis Study