Bombard Renewable Energy

Bombard Renewable Energy is a United States renewable-energy services provider headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Its principal business is the delivery of solar photovoltaic infrastructure and related energy services for public-sector, institutional, commercial, and utility-connected customers. The company’s capabilities span system design, project financing support, construction, electrical installation, operations, and maintenance. It has also provided energy-efficiency audits and developed mobile solar photovoltaic charging stations. The business is associated with Bombard Electric, LLC, an electrical contracting company founded in 1982. Bombard Electric was acquired by MDU Resources in 2005 and subsequently became part of the organization that developed into Everus Construction Group. Bombard added a dedicated renewable-energy division in 2006, creating the operating platform now known as Bombard Renewable Energy. The renewable-energy business is described as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Everus Construction Group. Bombard’s technical scope has included conventional solar photovoltaic systems, wind-energy installations, hybrid photovoltaic and wind systems, and concentrated photovoltaic or concentrated solar photovoltaic technologies. Its work has covered ground-mounted arrays, single-axis tracking systems, ballasted rooftop systems, covered parking structures, fixed ground-mounted systems, and off-grid installations. The company has worked with utilities, municipalities, schools, universities, military facilities, water agencies, libraries, law-enforcement facilities, and private-sector organizations. Among the projects associated with Bombard are the solar installation at Nellis Air Force Base, systems for the City of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley Water District, photovoltaic arrays at Clark County schools and the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, and installations at Springs Preserve, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. The company also participated in projects involving PowerLight Corporation and SunPower, including the Nellis installation and multiple water-reservoir systems. Bombard reported having installed more than 70 megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems in Nevada and elsewhere in the United States. Its workforce has included North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners-certified photovoltaic installers, NABCEP-certified technical sales personnel, and a photovoltaic installer certified by Underwriters Laboratories. The company has also participated in local community outreach, including a 2009 donation and installation of a small photovoltaic system for The Shade Tree shelter in Las Vegas. Bombard Renewable Energy is best understood as a regional and national project-delivery brand within the electrical and construction-services sector rather than as a consumer-facing equipment manufacturer. Its positioning centers on engineering and construction execution, renewable-energy integration, and long-term system support. Public information does not establish a separate stock listing, independent parent company, founder, or current executive roster for the Bombard Renewable Energy brand.

Bombard Renewable Energy developed from Bombard Electric, LLC, an electrical contracting business founded in 1982. Bombard Electric was acquired by MDU Resources in 2005. The renewable-energy division was added in 2006 as the company expanded from conventional electrical contracting into solar and other clean-energy infrastructure. Following later corporate changes, the Bombard renewable-energy operation became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Everus Construction Group. From its Las Vegas base, Bombard built a business around the engineering and delivery of photovoltaic projects. Its services have included system design, construction, installation, project financing support, operations, and maintenance. It has also conducted energy-efficiency audits and developed mobile solar photovoltaic charging stations. The company’s technical portfolio has included solar photovoltaic, wind, photovoltaic-wind hybrid, and concentrated photovoltaic systems. Bombard’s project history is concentrated in Nevada but has also extended to installations elsewhere in the United States. Its customers and project partners have included military facilities, municipalities, utilities, water agencies, schools, universities, libraries, law-enforcement organizations, and private-sector clients. A prominent project was the solar facility at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas. SunPower contracted Bombard for research and development support and for installation of the photovoltaic and electrical equipment. The facility used a ground-mounted, single-axis tracking configuration and had a reported capacity of approximately 14 megawatts. Other documented work included a 3.5-megawatt ground-mounted system for the City of Las Vegas Water Pollution Control Facility; approximately 3.1 megawatts across Las Vegas Valley Water District reservoirs; an 800-kilowatt system at the Ronzone Reservoir; and photovoltaic systems serving eleven Clark County School District schools. Bombard also installed a 511-kilowatt system at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a 400-kilowatt system at Springs Preserve, and smaller systems at the PBS Educational Technology Campus, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Greenspun College of Urban Affairs, the Ryan Operations Center, and the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. The company’s portfolio also included a 90-kilowatt photovoltaic and wind hybrid system at Sierra Plaza in Reno, off-grid photovoltaic systems totaling 90 kilowatts at three Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department locations, and a wind turbine in downtown Reno installed in 2009. In 2014, Bombard provided solar energy for the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. Bombard has reported more than 70 megawatts of installed solar photovoltaic capacity in Nevada and across the United States. Its personnel have included four NABCEP-certified photovoltaic installers, two early NABCEP-certified technical sales professionals in the United States, and a photovoltaic installer holding a UL certification. The company’s community involvement included a 2009 donation and installation of a 3-kilowatt photovoltaic system at The Shade Tree shelter in Las Vegas. The system was expected to generate roughly 6,000 kilowatt-hours or more annually and lower the shelter’s electricity expense. Publicly available reference material provides limited information about Bombard Renewable Energy’s current leadership, financial performance, standalone corporate structure, and present project pipeline. The brand is therefore most accurately characterized as an operating renewable-energy and electrical-construction business within Everus Construction Group.

• 2018

  Recognition in Solar Power World contractor ranking

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Bombard is reported as ranking 13th in Solar Power World’s Top 100 Solar Contractors list.

• 2014

  Solar installation for the Las Vegas sign

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Bombard provides solar energy for the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.

• 2009

  Community solar donation and downtown Reno wind project

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Bombard donates a 3-kilowatt photovoltaic system to The Shade Tree shelter and installs a wind turbine in downtown Reno.

• 2007

  Bombard completes major photovoltaic work at Nellis Air Force Base

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Bombard installs the photovoltaic and electrical equipment for an approximately 14-megawatt, single-axis tracking solar facility at Nellis Air Force Base.

• 2006

  Renewable-energy division is established

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Bombard adds a renewable-energy division that becomes Bombard Renewable Energy.

• 2005

  Bombard Electric is acquired by MDU Resources

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  MDU Resources acquires Bombard Electric, preceding later corporate changes involving Everus Construction Group.

• 1982

  Bombard Electric is founded

  [1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Bombard Electric, the electrical-contractor predecessor associated with Bombard Renewable Energy, is established.

A technical renewable-energy contractor and project integrator focused on photovoltaic design-build, installation, financing support, operations, maintenance, and related energy-efficiency services.

• Renewable-energy infrastructure · 2006

  Solar photovoltaic systems

  Bombard designs and installs grid-connected photovoltaic systems for utilities, government agencies, schools, universities, commercial customers, and other institutions. Its work has covered ground-mounted arrays, single-axis tracking systems, ballasted rooftops, covered parking structures, and fixed-mount installations. The company’s portfolio includes both large utility and military projects and smaller distributed-generation systems.

• Renewable-energy infrastructure

  Off-grid photovoltaic systems

  The company has delivered off-grid photovoltaic installations for customers requiring generation outside conventional utility service or seeking resilient standalone power. Documented applications include photovoltaic systems at multiple Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department locations.

• Hybrid renewable-energy systems

  Photovoltaic and wind hybrid systems

  Bombard has designed and built hybrid systems combining photovoltaic generation with wind power. A documented example is a 90-kilowatt photovoltaic and wind installation at Sierra Plaza in Reno, Nevada.

• Distributed-energy equipment

  Mobile solar photovoltaic charging stations

  Bombard has provided designs and construction for mobile solar photovoltaic charging stations, extending its work beyond fixed arrays into transportable renewable-energy and charging applications.

• Energy services

  Energy-efficiency services

  In addition to renewable-generation projects, Bombard performs energy-efficiency audits and can design and construct measures intended to reduce energy consumption and operating costs.

• 2009The Shade Tree shelter solar donation

  Las Vegas, Nevada

  Bombard donated and installed a 3-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system at The Shade Tree shelter, including the roof of its animal facility. The project was intended to produce approximately 6,000 kilowatt-hours or more per year and reduce the shelter’s electricity expenses.

  Outcome. The shelter received an operating solar installation and an expected reduction in electricity costs.

  Source

• 2006

  Expansion into renewable-energy contractingStrategy

  Background

  Bombard Electric expanded its electrical-construction activities as demand for solar and other renewable-energy infrastructure developed.

  Action taken

  The company created a dedicated renewable-energy division focused on photovoltaic, wind, concentrated photovoltaic, and related energy services.

  Aftermath

  The division developed into Bombard Renewable Energy and built a portfolio of public, institutional, utility, and private-sector projects.

  Source

• 2018

  Bombard ranked among leading United States solar contractors[1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Bombard was listed 13th in Solar Power World’s Top 100 Solar Contractors ranking, according to the company’s encyclopedia coverage.

• 2009

  Bombard installs a donated solar system at The Shade Tree shelter[1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Campaign

  The company donated and installed a 3-kilowatt photovoltaic system at The Shade Tree shelter in Las Vegas, supporting the shelter’s animal facility and reducing its electricity costs.

• 2006

  Bombard adds a dedicated renewable-energy division[1]Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Bombard Electric expanded into renewable-energy services, establishing the business that became Bombard Renewable Energy.

1. 1Bombard Renewable Energyen.wikipedia.org