The Plainsboro Planning Board has approved an application by Firmenich for 65,000 square feet of solar panels to be placed on top of the parking deck on its property.
Known as a solar array project, it is the first of this magnitude in Plainsboro. While there are other facilities, including Princeton University’s library storage facility in the Forrestal Campus, this will be the largest in town.
Firmenich, which produces perfumery and flavor chemicals in its complex on Plainsboro Road, will be able to use the power generated from the solar array to reduce its own energy bill and offset the installation costs for the solar panels.
More Green News. The Planning Board will also hear an application on Monday, April 19, for a cogeneration plant on the site of the new hospital on Plainsboro Road.
The cogeneration plant would use clean natural gas to produce both heat and electricity at once, making it up to twice as energy-efficient as traditional systems. Plans for the cogeneration plant were passed on to the Planning Board from the Development Review Committee last month.
Also on April 19, Princeton University will present plans for its high-performance research computing center.
