Join daily news updates from CleanTechnica on e-mail. Or follow us on Google News!
CEP Renewables Begins Building on 19 MW Brownfield Photo voltaic Challenge in New Jersey
RED BANK, N.J. — CEP Renewables introduced that building has begun on its 19 MW dc grid provide Foul Rift photo voltaic undertaking situated in White Township, Warren County, New Jersey. The undertaking is being developed on a brownfield, an environmentally impaired website, that had been the house to a composting facility for practically three a long time. Previous to the cessation of operations, the ability had an extended historical past of violations acquired from New Jersey Division of Environmental Safety (NJDEP). CEP’s improvement of this undertaking will full the environmental remediation at this website whereas additionally offering dependable clear power, pollinator habitats and better tax income for the area people. This fixed-tilt, bifacial photo voltaic module undertaking is anticipated to achieve industrial operation by September 2024.
“This project is the perfect example of the use of the renewable energy subsidy to not only reduce the regional carbon footprint, but also remediate environmental damages that would not have otherwise been addressed,” mentioned Chris Ichter, Govt Vice President at CEP Renewables. “We are pleased to have been able to leverage our prior experience on similarly challenging landfill and brownfield solar projects to develop a successful public-private partnership with White Township that will positively impact generations to come.”
When CEP first got here throughout this property, it had been contaminated on account of the composting facility’s operations. An intensive environmental investigation indicated that the soils have been contaminated with metals, together with arsenic and polycyclic fragrant hydrocarbons, that necessitated using institutional management. In complete, the investigation recognized ninety-two separate notices of environmental violations from NJDEP. So as to carry the positioning into compliance with NJDEP, CEP eliminated the remaining berm of compost and waste supplies and labored with NJDEP to efficiently resolve the remaining violations and terminate the strong waste allow.
As a part of its partnership with White Township, in trade for sure interconnection easement rights, CEP additionally agreed to create a porous pavement strolling path circulating all through the Township’s leisure fields. That is an enchancment that the Township had been planning to construct however which had lengthy remained unfulfilled resulting from lack of funding. Along with turning an environmentally hazardous website right into a income producing asset, the Foul Rift undertaking additionally contributes to New Jersey sustaining its rating because the primary U.S. state for put in photo voltaic capability per sq. mile. This undertaking additionally additional helps the state in attaining its aim of 100% clear electrical energy by 2035 – essentially the most bold clear power aim within the nation.
About CEP Renewables: CEP Renewables designs, develops, and builds grid-connected, utility-scale photo voltaic initiatives. With world experience in growing initiatives in Europe, Asia, and North America, the corporate has turned its consideration to New Jersey and supporting the Governor’s bold Power Grasp Plan (requiring 100% utilization of unpolluted power by 2050). CEP makes use of its extremely expert skilled group to implement complicated remediation, engineering, and allowing methods that permit it to carry significantly difficult initiatives from conception to energization. For extra info, go to https://www.ceprenewables.com/.
Picture and press launch from CEP Renewables
Have a tip for CleanTechnica? Need to promote? Need to counsel a visitor for our CleanTech Discuss podcast? Contact us here.
Newest CleanTechnica.TV Video
CleanTechnica makes use of affiliate hyperlinks. See our coverage here.
