Featured in China's strength – 05-2014

More brownfields sprout trackers

PV on contaminated land: A variety of U.S. brownfield sites are welcoming high efficiency trackers and other low-impact solar PV solutions.

By

Charles W. Thurston

08 May 2014

PV trackers make sense in a variety of brownfield situations, where local aesthetics are a minor issue, installation engineering can be challenging, and perennial maintenance at the site may be a financial burden to the landowner, often a government entity.Landfills, mines, transportation right-of-ways and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-listed contaminated land are among examples of site …

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