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OnForce Solar Awarded West Nyack Landfill Project
The Clarkstown Town Board approved an agreement with Bronx-based OnForce Solar for a solar installation at the former town landfill in West Nyack. On Tuesday, the board authorized Supervisor Alex Gromack to sign a contract with the solar contractor. Councilmember George Hoehmann, who has been leading the effort to bring solar power to the town, [...]
Energy Efficiency: Is It The Real Deal?
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), peak electric loads in the U.S. are 20,800 MW lower than they would be without utility energy efficiency programs[1]. If it is correct it represents perhaps 100 power plants that did not need built that would have otherwise been required. Similarly, the EIA data shows that electric usage [...]
Apple’s Fuel Cell Data Farm to be Powered by Landfills
We all know that Apple has promised that its North Carolina data center will be powered by 100 percent green energy. While we have heard the commitment before, here is the actual plan. Apple will use fuel cells to power the data center in North Carolina and while the fuel cells themselves will not be [...]
Solar/Wind Farm to Replace Closed NYC Landfill
Since New York City closed the Fresh Kills landfill in 2002 – the largest in the world – the 2200 acres have been turned into a park. Now, the Staten Island mountain that holds 2 billion tons of garbage deposited there over 53 years, could also be home to solar and wind. The City is [...]
Toxic Landfill to Be Converted to Solar Farm in New Jersey
Six acres of a 90-acre landfill in Gloucester, New Jersey will soon be occupied by 6,500 solar panels capable powering the equivalent of 1,100 typical U.S. homes for an entire year. Clean Harbors Environmental Services, theMassachusetts-based hazardous waste cleanup company — one of the largest of its kind in the western hemisphere — will carry out [...]
SunPods Introduces PV Array System For Landfill Installations
SunPods Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of modular, fully integrated solar power generation systems, has released what the company says is the industry’s first solar PV array system designed specifically for landfills. Theproduct, called SOILS (Solar Operational Integrated Landfill Systems),is designed for installation at locations where there is a need tominimize disturbance of the [...]