Bonneville Environmental Foundation Provides Solar Hot Water System to Fenway Park and Boston Red Sox
Environmentally sustainable business practices will save energy and reduce expenses and carbon emissions.
Portland, Ore. - (May 19, 2008) - Historic Fenway Park and Boston Red Sox fans will be in for hot water this season.
At an official ceremony today at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), state and city government representatives will join with Red Sox officials and business partners at a press conference to unveil a new solar array connected to the stadiums hot water system. The solar panels, which will help heat water used throughout the facility, are part of a series of environmentally-sustainable practices that have been implemented at Fenway Park this year.
Located on the fifth floor roof above the media dining room, the solar panels will replace 37 percent of the gas traditionally used for the process of heating water at the park, saving both energy and expense and avoiding 18 tons of CO2 emissions each year.
"Were excited to add another Major League Baseball team to our roster of partners and thank both the Red Sox and NRDC for this opportunity," said Patrick Nye, vice president of sales for the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), www.b-e-f.org. Since 1912 the historic Fenway Park has earned many nicknames and now weve added new meaning to the term 'Green Monster.' "
The Red Sox have worked on this initiative with National Grid, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Bonneville Environmental Foundation.
Press Conference Participants
- Ian A. Bowles, Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Bryan Glascock, Director of the Environment Department, City of Boston
- Bruce Johnson, Director of Energy Efficiency, National Grid
- Patrick Nye, Vice President of Sales, Bonneville Environmental Foundation
- Larry Lucchino, President/CEO, Boston Red Sox
About Bonneville Environmental Foundation
The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), a Portland, Ore.-based nonprofit organization, was established in 1998 to further the development and use of new renewable energy resources and restore watershed ecosystems. Through revenues generated from the sale of green power products, BEF funds projects that support new renewable energy projects from solar, wind and biomass and restore damaged watersheds. Revenues generated from its sales of Green Tags directly support additional new watershed restoration and renewable energy projects such as the national Solar4RSchools program. More information is available at www.greentagsusa.org or www.b-e-f.org.
