Advance Solar Technology Generates Energy While Capping Landfills

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While developers seek new ways to provide cleaner methods of generating energy, the solar industry continues to grow rapidly. New solar technologies are becoming uniquely fitted and integrated into various niche situations, where they can be used without requiring standalone space.

Landfill owners have begun to incorporated solar technologies at their facilities with great success. A technology targeted for landfills that are closing is the exposed geomembrane solar cover (EGSC) system. The system is a combination of the final anchoring and covering system used to cover closed landfills (known as Subtitle D) and a flexible solar photovoltaic (PV) laminated geomenbrane that is designed with a wiring system that is tailored for landfill application use.

This particular method is preferred over the traditional method of installing a solar PV system that requires glass photovoltaic panels and a tracking system. EGSC systems not only allow a landfill owner to close and cover the landfill site effectively, but also provide clean renewable energy after closure.

Several states, including Texas, Georgia, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey, have already begun to incorporate this technology at closed landfill sites.

The use of EGSC Systems allows owners the freedom to continue to provide energy long after a landfill site has been closed. The installation of a Subtitle D closure cap usually cost $150,000 per acre. However, an EGSC system typically costs about $50,000 per acre.

This unique solar technology is proving that it can help owners cut post-closure costs of their landfills and obtain solar incentives and rebates (such as solar renewable energy credits) for the construction and installation of an EGSC system. In the near future, this type of advanced solar technology will change the way landfill closures are approached across the United States.

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