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Released August 25, 2023 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Dulles International Airport, located in Virginia on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., will soon see the placement of about 200,000 solar panels on the ground between runways. Virginia officials and executives from Dominion Energy Incorporated (NYSE:D) (Richmond, Virginia) earlier this week held a groundbreaking ceremony for what will be the largest solar energy installation at a U.S. airport.
Plans for the project have been in development since 2021. The agreement between Dominion and the airport is unique in that, rather than leasing the land from Dulles, Dominion will develop two 1-megawatt (MW) solar carports that will partially power Dulles' facilities and provide 18 electric buses, 50 electric fleet vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.
The 100-MW solar project will be developed across 835 acres on the southwest corner of the airport grounds. The solar farm also will feature 50 MW of battery storage for when the sun isn't shining. Construction is expected to kick off later this year, with completion set for 2026. According to Dominion, the solar farm will provide enough energy to power about 37,000 homes. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here to view the project report.
The solar farm is just small part in the thousands of megawatts of renewable energy being planned by renewable energy developers in Virginia. Dominion Energy alone has set the goal to add 16,000 MW of solar capacity in the state by 2035 in addition to wind and hydropower projects. In total, Industrial Info is tracking $15.7 billion in active renewable energy projects in the state, not including proposed offshore wind projects. While not all of these will move forward as planned, the state's wind, solar and hydropower generation capacity is set to increase significantly in the coming years.
Solar projects in Virginia easily outnumber other forms of renewable energy. Solar projects presently under construction include the Carvers Creek solar farm near Gloucester, which is being developed by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation (NYSE:AQN) (Oakville, Ontario). The solar farm will use approximately 470,000 solar modules on a single-axis tracking system to achieve nameplate generation of 150 MW. Construction is expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Also under construction is a solar farm near Chesapeake being developed by NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida). Construction kicked off last summer and entails situating more than 180,000 solar panels to achieve 188 MW of generation. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for more information.
While Industrial Info is tracking more than 100 active solar power projects in Virginia, projects to harness wind energy are fewer and further between in the state. Apex Clean Energy Incorporated (Charlottesville, Virginia) is in the early planning stages for a proposed windfarm near Dublin. The windfarm would use approximately 65 turbines, each rated at 2.3 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of 150 MW. The facility could potentially begin operating in 2028. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Virginia is not without hydropower projects either. Most of the existing capital projects in this sector are for pumped-storage projects in which water is pumped to a higher elevation in times of low demand and released into a lower reservoir through turbines that generate power when demand is high. The largest of these is Dominion Energy's Tazewell Hybrid Energy Center, a planned 870-MW pumped-storage facility in Tazewell County. There has been little said on the project from Dominion, which appears more focused on another blockbuster project, its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, which will generate 2,600 MW from Virginia's offshore waters. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project reports for the Tazewell facility and CVOW project.
Examples of less grand hydro projects include five pumped-storage projects from Renewable Energy Aggregators (Sullivans Island, South Carolina), ranging in capacity from 55 MW to 103 MW. Some of the projects will be situated at the sites of former mines and quarries. Subscribers can click here for the related project reports.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Plans for the project have been in development since 2021. The agreement between Dominion and the airport is unique in that, rather than leasing the land from Dulles, Dominion will develop two 1-megawatt (MW) solar carports that will partially power Dulles' facilities and provide 18 electric buses, 50 electric fleet vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.
The 100-MW solar project will be developed across 835 acres on the southwest corner of the airport grounds. The solar farm also will feature 50 MW of battery storage for when the sun isn't shining. Construction is expected to kick off later this year, with completion set for 2026. According to Dominion, the solar farm will provide enough energy to power about 37,000 homes. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here to view the project report.
The solar farm is just small part in the thousands of megawatts of renewable energy being planned by renewable energy developers in Virginia. Dominion Energy alone has set the goal to add 16,000 MW of solar capacity in the state by 2035 in addition to wind and hydropower projects. In total, Industrial Info is tracking $15.7 billion in active renewable energy projects in the state, not including proposed offshore wind projects. While not all of these will move forward as planned, the state's wind, solar and hydropower generation capacity is set to increase significantly in the coming years.
Solar projects in Virginia easily outnumber other forms of renewable energy. Solar projects presently under construction include the Carvers Creek solar farm near Gloucester, which is being developed by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation (NYSE:AQN) (Oakville, Ontario). The solar farm will use approximately 470,000 solar modules on a single-axis tracking system to achieve nameplate generation of 150 MW. Construction is expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Also under construction is a solar farm near Chesapeake being developed by NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida). Construction kicked off last summer and entails situating more than 180,000 solar panels to achieve 188 MW of generation. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for more information.
While Industrial Info is tracking more than 100 active solar power projects in Virginia, projects to harness wind energy are fewer and further between in the state. Apex Clean Energy Incorporated (Charlottesville, Virginia) is in the early planning stages for a proposed windfarm near Dublin. The windfarm would use approximately 65 turbines, each rated at 2.3 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of 150 MW. The facility could potentially begin operating in 2028. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Virginia is not without hydropower projects either. Most of the existing capital projects in this sector are for pumped-storage projects in which water is pumped to a higher elevation in times of low demand and released into a lower reservoir through turbines that generate power when demand is high. The largest of these is Dominion Energy's Tazewell Hybrid Energy Center, a planned 870-MW pumped-storage facility in Tazewell County. There has been little said on the project from Dominion, which appears more focused on another blockbuster project, its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, which will generate 2,600 MW from Virginia's offshore waters. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project reports for the Tazewell facility and CVOW project.
Examples of less grand hydro projects include five pumped-storage projects from Renewable Energy Aggregators (Sullivans Island, South Carolina), ranging in capacity from 55 MW to 103 MW. Some of the projects will be situated at the sites of former mines and quarries. Subscribers can click here for the related project reports.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
