Flexible Solar Cover To Be Placed On Landfill
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On April 2, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., A dedication ceremony will take place in San Antonio, TX to commemorate the inaugural use of a flexible solar cover on a landfill.
With this new solar cover the Tessman Road Landfill, owned by Republic Services, Inc in Phoenix Arizona, now runs on 100% green power. They use a combination of solar power and a methane gas-to-electricity plant.
The flexible solar strips, developed by United Solar, capture the sun’s rays for conversion into electricity and are adhered directly to a Firestone manufactured synthetic geomembrane cover.
Republic and partner, CPS Energy, Greater San Antonio’s electric and natural gas provider, will document the results of this project for use in the deployment of solar energy covers on landfills throughout the region and to provide electricity in excess of the landfill facilities’ needs to area power customers.
Republic operates more than 65 renewable energy projects nationwide, primarily capturing landfill gas. Republic’s facilities provide enough energy to meet the needs of 319,177 homes.
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