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This engineering project included artistically arranging the solar panels on supporting structures which include benches for rest stops and graphic panels describing aspects of alternative energy. While a much smaller installation, the SolarWalk produces about 104,435 kilowatt hours of electricity each year. That’s enough to power 10 average-size Ohio homes and save 75 metric tons of carbon dioxide (the most prevalent greenhouse gas associated with climate change) annually.
JDRM Engineering provided the engineering services for the 2.1-megawatt solar array installation spanning 28,500 solar panels across 15 acres. The project reduced urban blight and transformed land contaminated by past industrial practices, known as a brownfield site, into an energy generating arena. The public-private partnership which owns the array sells the electricity generated at the site exclusively to the Toledo Zoo. The site totals 22 acres and JDRM engineered the project so additional panels could be added at a later date.
