FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 30, 2007

Press release prepared by The Energy Grid

Argand Energy solutions Teams with Charleston Battery to Bring Solar Power to Premier Soccer Stadium

CHARLESTON - Argand Energy Solutions, a leading designer and installer of solar electric (PV) systems, wind energy systems, and solar hot water systems located in Columbia, SC, has been contracted by Tony Bakker, owner of the Charleston Battery Soccer Team to install 60 solar panels at the club's home, Blackbaud Stadium.

Bakker's vision is "to reduce the stadium's carbon footprint and utilize the team's fan base to get the word out to a wider audience about global warming," said Andrew Bell, director of soccer and stadium operations.

To achieve this, Bakker met with Erik Lensch and Craig Salmon, co-owners of Argand, asking for information about how they could make the stadium "greener". Using modules produced by Evergreen Solar, Inc. of Marlboro, Mass., Argand will install 10 solar panels mounted on six poles generating 11kW of power through photovoltaics, the conversion of sunlight into electricity. Lensch said the system would offset about 12 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

"Their objective," said Lensch, "is to use this system to offset energy usage on-site during the day while the sun is out and to educate the public about sustainability and renewable energy." There will be web-monitoring software to get real time data transmitted to the scoreboards and a kiosk with information about the solar generated energy system.

The players have responded positively to the initiative and have offered their own ideas, said Bell. They've eliminated bottled water from the locker rooms and player benches, implemented a recycling program in their locker room, and installed hooks, so they can reuse their towels and reduce the number of laundry loads.

The first phase of the project begins with tree limb removal to reduce the likelihood of shade. The major installation of the system is scheduled to begin after the New Year and completed in time for the Charleston Battery's first game in March.

Said Lensch, "It's a socially conscious effort on the part of the team to raise the awareness of sustainability. It's a great project."