[CPEO-IRF] Moffett Field (CA) Hangar One solar proposal impractical

[lsiegel@cpeo.org]

Solar plan for hangar deemed impractical
SHADED BUILDING WOULD NEED COSTLY PANELS

By Jessica Portner
San Jose Mercury News (CA)
October 25, 2005

NASA officials said Monday they were disappointed that their vision to
wrap Moffett Field's historic Hangar One with a solar-paneled skin that
would generate power for thousands of homes seems doomed.

The angle of the 200-foot-high landmark that once housed a dirigible
means the Mountain View icon would be partially shaded, and the special
panels required to coat it would be too expensive, according the only
company that bid on the project to turn the hangar into the largest
solar-powered building in the state.

"It's disappointing," said Sandy Olliges, NASA's director of
environmental safety and mission assurance. "We just thought we would
try it and see what happens. It's not worth anybody's while to do it."

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For the entire article, see
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/12990619.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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