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Many communities
have expressed interest in developing Brightfields projects. Some were
successful, others were not. This section identifies projects and reports
on their progress. Brightfield "Early Adopters" are those who
began their projects in 1999-2002. Recent projects include those funded in
2004-present.
Brightfield "Early Adopters"
• Chicago Solar Partnership – the Chicago
Center for Green Technology developed on brownfield site and hosts a PV
manufacturing plant and installed PV array; Chicago Solar Partnership
formulated. Over 1,000 kW of solar installed on rooftops across Chicago. In 2005, the
PV manufacturing operation was moved out of Chicago
and into Spire Corporation's Bedford
headquarters. http://www.chicagosolarpartnership.org/index.htm
• San Diego – Project
feasibility study was completed for a 1 MW PV array to be developed on the Miramar
Landfill. The City and the Navy, which owns the site, could not come to
terms on a land use agreement or power purchase agreement. The facility was
not developed. The feasibility study is available for review at http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy01osti/30478.pdf.
• Cape Charles, VA.
The Cape Charles
Sustainable Technology
Park is an "Eco-Industrial Park"
that incorporates a 42 kW PV array on the building's rooftop and includes a
PV business within the technology park. An EPA "Success Story" is
available through the following link: http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/bfs/success/VA-cape_charles-dec.htm.
• Brockton, MA.
Project in development, and will include a 425 kW PV array, the largest in New England. See Brockton's
Brightfields Project.
•
White Bluffs/Hanford – installed 38.7 kW in May 2002. This first
installment will produce enough electricity to power 16 homes. The system
will annually produce 48,089 kilowatt-hours of usable electricity. The
installation is on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, considered the most
polluted site in the United
States. http://www.b-e-f.org/renewables/white_bluffs.shtm
• Atlantic City, NJ
“Cityscape Solar-Powered Bed & Breakfast on an Urban Brownfield Site”.
This project was never developed. The City's Redevelopment Authority
changed its master plan, eliminating the proposed "B&B
District".
• BP
Paulsboro Solar Brightfield. BP constructed this large Brightfield in 2002.
The PV array provided about a quarter of the power required to remediate
the site. http://www.bpaulsboronj.com/redevelopment/solar.html
Recent Projects :
• Cedar Rapids Bohemian
Commercial Historic District Solar Development Program. In September 2005,
A 7.2 kW PV array was installed on top of a building in a brownfield
redevelopment area. http://www.millionsolarroofs.org/articles/static/1/1132614575_1023713684.html
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North
Carolina Solar
Brownfields to Brightfields Technology Demonstration. A 30 kW facility is
proposed on a former lab waste site. Site control issues have been reported
to hinder progress. http://www.eere.energy.gov/state_energy_program/project_detail.cfm/sp_id=767
Benefits of Brightfields
U.S. Department of Energy Role
Brightfields Projects Nationwide
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