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Fill of energy

Large-scale landfill PV installation: The idea is meaningful: using large landfill sites as a basis for solar power parks. Such projects are present, both on recently closed landfills and older landfills. A look at the special conditions that prevail in this landscape and the solutions on offer.

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pv magazine

02 Jul 2012

Miles away from commercial and residential zones, landfills are out of sight. Out of sight, out of mind? Apparently not. Landfills have tickled the fancy of PV developers. They are no longer seen as mere smelly land parcels with compressed garbage beneath. Gary Garfield from URS Corporation, in his presentation “Landfill installation considerations – solar …

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