Eubank Landfill Solar Array
1.0 MWAC (PV)
The Eubank Landfill Solar Array is a photovoltaic power station in Albuquerque, New Mexico that consists of 1.0 MWAC of concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) and 1.0 MWAC of flat-panel silicon photovoltaics (PV).[1] It is the only utility-scale CPV system utilizing Suncore third-generation technology that is operational and grid-connected in the US.[2] A portion of the output is being sold to PNM under a Power Purchase Agreement.
Facility details
The facility was constructed by Suncore and Bixby Electric starting in 2012 on a former landfill near EMCORE's corporate headquarters in the Sandia Science and Technology Park.[3] Suncore Photovoltaics Technology Co, Ltd, was founded in 2010 as a joint-venture company by Chinese LED optoelectronics manufacturer Sanan Optoelectronics (60%) and U.S. semiconductor manufacturer EMCORE Corporation (40%).[4] EMCORE was also purchasing part of the facility's output for its local administrative and manufacturing operations.
The 1.21 MWp (1.0 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) portion of the facility consists of 48 dual-axis Suncore CPV-Gen3.5 solar tracking systems divided into 2 sections. The 24 systems of each section are connected in parallel to a central grid-connected 500 kW SatCon inverter.[2] Each system supports 56 DDM-1090X CPV modules which are each rated to produce 450 Wp. Each module contains 15 Fresnel lenses to concentrate sunlight 1090 times onto approximately 1 cm2 multi-junction solar cells which were locally developed and manufactured by EMCORE, allowing 28% module efficiency which is greater than other photovoltaic power plants.[5][6]
The Gen3.5 tracker system is especially notable for its tilt and roll design, which is unique among the trackers used by other CPV vendors. The same system is utilized at the 1.26 MWp Evora Landfill facility in Portugal, and at Suncore's 138 MWp Golmud CPV Solar Park, the largest CPV power station in the world.[7]
Electricity production
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 121 | 117 | 147 | 142 | 264 | 585 | 486 | 477 | 430 | 456 | 345 | 281 | 3853 |
2015 | 210 | 280 | 328 | 384 | 403 | 378 | 360 | 372 | 324 | 273 | 250 | 225 | 3786 |
2016 | 166 | 202 | 251 | 254 | 280 | 256 | 271 | 340 | 406 | 495 | 443 | 371 | 3735 |
2017 | 128 | 190 | 273 | 293 | 318 | 301 | 287 | 269 | 239 | 246 | 177 | 154 | 2874 |
2018 | 131 | 154 | 199 | 241 | 278 | 298 | 260 | 260 | 249 | 186 | 153 | 111 | 2519 |
2019 | 171 | 180 | 269 | 316 | 337 | 379 | 359 | 365 | 301 | 296 | 184 | 134 | 3293 |
Average Annual Production for years 2014-2016 ---> | 3790 |
See also
- Golmud CPV Solar Park
- Hatch Solar Energy Center
- Renewable energy in the United States
- Renewable portfolio standard
- Solar power in the United States
References
- ^ "The Eubank Landfill Solar Array Project". sstp.org. Sandia Science and Technology Park. June 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "CPV Projects-Eubank Landfill Solar". cpvconsortium.org. CPV Consortium. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Eubank Solar Panel Array". bixbyelectric.com. Bixby Electric. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Emcore, San'an create Suncore joint venture to develop, manufacture, distribute CPV gear in China". pv-tech.org. PV-Tech. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Optics take center stage in concentrating photovoltaic systems". Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "EMCORE 1090X DataSheet". datasheetarchive.com. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "List of Project Capacities". cpvconsortium.org. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ "Eubank Landfill Solar Array, Monthly". Electricity Data Browser. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
External links
- VIDEO: Eubank Landfill Solar Array - Aerial and Ground Footage
- Suncore Brochure Archived 2020-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
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