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Feasibility Study of Economics and Performance of Solar PV at the Atlas Industrial Park in Duluth, Minnesota - A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America’s Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1067932· OSTI ID:1067932
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  1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5, in accordance with the RE-Powering America's Land initiative, selected the Atlas Industrial Park in Duluth, Minnesota, for a feasibility study of renewable energy production. The EPA provided funding to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support a feasibility study of solar renewable energy generation at the Atlas Industrial Park. NREL provided technical assistance for this project but did not assess environmental conditions at the site beyond those related to the performance of a photovoltaic (PV) system. The purpose of this study is to assess the site for a possible PV installation and estimate the cost, performance, and site impacts of different PV configurations. In addition, the study evaluates financing options that could assist in the implementation of a PV system at the site.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USEPA
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1067932
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP--7A40-56772
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English