Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar Photovoltaics at Johnson County Landfill

Salasovich, J. ; Mosey, G.

关键词: ECONOMICS;    FINANCING;    IMPLEMENTATION;    KANSAS;    PERFORMANCE;    POWER TRANSMISSION LINES;    PRODUCTION;    SANITARY LANDFILLS;    SILICON;    THIN FILMS;    US EPA;    SOLAR ENERGY LANDFILL REDEVELOPMENT;    SOLAR PV INSTALLATIONS ON LANDFILL;    JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS SHAWNEE;    RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION ON OLD LANDFILLS;    Energy Analysis;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1033038
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-6A20-53186
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1033038
Others  :  TRN: US201202%%626

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Johnson County Landfill in Shawnee, Kansas, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. Citizens of Shawnee, city planners, and site managers are interested in redevelopment uses for landfills in Kansas that are particularly well suited for grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) installation. This report assesses the Johnson County Landfill for possible grid-tied PV installations and estimates the cost, performance, and site impacts of three different PV options: crystalline silicon (fixed tilt), crystalline silicon (single-axis tracking), and thin film (fixed tilt). Each option represents a standalone system that can be sized to use an entire available site area. In addition, the report outlines financing options that could assist in the implementation of a system. The feasibility of PV systems installed on landfills is highly impacted by the available area for an array, solar resource, operating status, landfill cap status, distance to transmission lines, and distance to major roads. The report findings are applicable to other landfills in the surrounding area.