Citizenre sets goals to help more than the environment.

October 19, 2007

By Reggie “Rasmataz” Rasmussen

 

Citizenre is currently building one the world’s largest photovoltaic production facilities. Photovoltaic solar systems have the ability to convert the suns energy into usable electricity. Once completed the factory will have the capacity to install approximately 100,000 homes. Half of this production will be allocated towards residential through their solar rental program, which I have written about extensively in this blog. To give you an idea as to how large this project this is, consider this. In 2006 the entire solar industry installed photovoltaic solar systems on approximately 7500 homes. To install systems on more than 6 times that number by one company alone is mind-boggling, but what are they going to do with the remaining 50% of the solar systems that they produce?

Until recently, Solarjoules was under the impression that the remaining 50% was be used in the commercial industry. The remaining systems are expected to be distributed as follows.

Commercial - 22.5%

Industrial - 22.5%

International developments – 5%

International Development? As it turns out Citizenre is a company that a huge vision of helping more than the environment. For example, there are many remote areas around the world where small villages exist with no suitable water supply. Programs already exit where an organization has come in to those villages with water purification equipment. The village pays a small fee to cover the cost of the equipment. “The challenge they have is that the grid keeps going down and the machine needs electricity to purify the water. When the machine is not working, people go back to the streams and infect themselves with water born diseases.” States Rob Styler, president of Citizenre. “We could install panels for them at no upfront charge and receive our payment over time as they sell the water.”

“Man, the project is such a beautiful idea.” stated Bilal Yasin El-Amin, sales managers, “Just the thought and the concern to want to do this brought tears to my eyes. This is a beautiful company, bringing together beautiful people in a beautiful world.”

At this point no definitive plans have been solidified, but the company is hard at work to make a difference. Helping people to have clean water is only the beginning.

Filed under: Articles on Citizenre

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!

Possibly related posts