Friday, May 10, 2013

Community Solar Garden at Brownfield Part of RE-Powering’s Innovation

by Tim Rehder, EPA

On a cold December morning during a snow storm, I found myself walking across an open field known as the Tower Road site, owned by the City of Aurora. Surprisingly, all thoughts were focused on solar energy.

That morning, I joined researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and representatives of Aurora to kick off the solar feasibility study at this brownfield site. On the site walk, our team measured the solar availability and discussed future development plans. With my focus on land revitalization, I was excited to be working in the field in support of this project.

Read more:  http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2013/05/community-solar-garden-at-brownfield-part-of-re-powering%E2%80%99s-innovation/

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