LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- The Dependable Companies, a leading provider of trucking, warehousing, freight forwarding and airfreight solutions, today began power generation from a new rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its Los Angeles corporate headquarters. At 1.2 MW, the project is the world's largest solar electricity system on an industrial high-rise. Dependable executives celebrated the system's completion during a rooftop ceremony with a number of distinguished guests, including California State Senator Kevin de Leon.
The Dependable Companies is a 61-year old family-owned business encompassing six divisions. The organization provides full-service logistics services including trucking, warehousing and international freight movement for a host of major corporations in the U.S. and abroad. Dependable also strives to lead the industry in environmental stewardship, incorporating a variety of energy efficient practices and utilizing low-emissions vehicles to minimize its carbon footprint.
"By following our corporate mission '…to continue to earn a reputation for integrity, service and diversity that is unmatched in our industry,' we have grown from a one-truck operation in Los Angeles to a global player in the logistics industry. Today, we continue to innovate through our endeavors in environmental sustainability," said Ron Massman, CEO of The Dependable Companies. "We are excited to share this day with our colleagues, the local community and the project partners who brought our solar goals to life."
Additional speakers at the ceremony included representatives from Dependable's project partners -- engineering, procurement and construction leader Premier Power, and high-quality module producer JinkoSolar.
"The unique optimization process we implement when designing, engineering and constructing our systems ensures The Dependable Companies' solar installation will achieve superior output over multiple decades, enabling the organization to power its facilities through a renewable resource while keeping an eye to its bottom line," said Dean R. Marks, CEO of Premier Power. "We congratulate Dependable for executing on this record-breaking project and look forward to working with the company for years to come."
"JinkoSolar and The Dependable Companies share a dedication to top-notch performance and environmental sustainability, and we're confident our modules will live up to the Dependable name, now and in the future," said Arturo Herrero, Chief Marketing Officer for JinkoSolar. "We are proud to bring solar to the mainstream energy supply in America."
To view and download images of the system, please visit: http://bit.ly/u8hEIY
About The Dependable Companies
The Dependable Companies is an integrated total supply chain provider comprised of six main business groups serving nearly all areas of the logistics industry. The company has achieved consistent year over year growth for the last 20 years and at the same time has earned a reputation for leadership and innovation in the logistics industry. For more information, please visit www.godependable.com.
About Premier Power
Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. currently maintains offices in the U.S., Italy, Spain, and the Czech Republic. Premier Power uses its global experience to develop and maintain the industry best practices and cutting edge innovation. Premier Power is a leading global provider of large and small-scale solar power systems, delivering unmatched experience to commercial and governmental customers worldwide. Premier Power designs, engineers and integrates the solar industry's leading products. Premier Power's technologies and services have enabled its customers to maximize clean energy output along with project savings. Premier Power is headquartered in El Dorado Hills, CA and has common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol PPRW.OB. Additional information is available at the Company's website at www.premierpower.com.
About JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is a fast-growing, vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer with cost efficient operations based in Jiangxi Province and Zhejiang Province in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai, China, Munich, Germany, San Francisco, U.S., Bologna, Italy, Montpellier, France and Zug. Switzerland. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain with an integrated annual capacity of 1.1 GW each for silicon ingots, wafers, solar cells and solar modules as of June 30, 2011, and plans to expand its annual capacity to 1.5GW each for silicon wafers, solar cells and solar modules by end of 2011. JinkoSolar distributes its photovoltaic products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market; including Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the United States, France, Eastern Europe, China and other countries and regions.
