In the USA, a source of “green” energy was built at a waste dump

The world is looking for alternative ecological sources of energy. Searches and improvements of already existing technologies take place constantly.

In Maine, a large-scale renewable energy project has been implemented on the site of a former waste processing plant. This is reported by 24 Kanal with reference to pv magazine.

Garbage was accumulating on the site

US-based Nautilus Solar Energy has completed construction of the 7 MW Sanford CGA Community Solar Project on reclaimed land in Sanford. The project aims to provide electricity to about 960 customers within the Central Maine Power network, reports pv magazine.

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Before construction began, the area was littered with waste – the remnants of the CGA circuit board processing plant, which left this site back in the 1990s. Various types of debris, including tires, metals, plastic, and concrete, have accumulated on the site. The cleanup of the area, during which more than 4,000 tons of waste was removed, cost about 1.4 million dollars.

The project uses modern equipment: more than 12,000 solar panels from JA Solar mounted on single-axis trackers from Nextracker, and also 40 inverters from Chint Power Systems. In doing so, the plant not only contributes to Maine's renewable energy goals, but also provides economic benefits to local residents and businesses by providing access to clean electricity at a lower cost.

This project demonstrates how efficient abandoned industrial facilities, turning them into sources of environmentally friendly energy and promoting the development of renewable technologies.