Indianapolis Solar Panel Arrays By Airport

Today 76 000 solar panels on 151 acres provide 31 7 mw the equivalent of powering 3 200 average sized homes.

Indianapolis solar panel arrays by airport.

The indianapolis international airport has the largest solar farm at an airport in the united states. Written by jake richardson october 30 2014. The indianapolis international airport is seeking development proposals for a solar farm that would be the largest in the state the airport has publicly expressed a desire to have a company install 10 megawatts of solar photovoltaic panels on 30 acres of land in its airfield that isn t suitable for other development said spokeswoman susan sullivan. The airport s first solar project is atop the red and blue ramps in front of the main lindbergh terminal also called terminal 1.

The solar power array now going up on airport land in indianapolis might not move that number a whole lot but it is an impressive step in the right direction. More about the solar farm. With the second phase of an expansion now complete the solar farm more than doubled in size and. The 55 million to 65 million solar farm is growing to 151 acres from its current 75 acres airport spokesman carlo bertolini said.

The existing 44 000 panel solar farm at indianapolis. Half of the solar panels were purchased from tenksolar whose. Indiana is a state in desperate need of some renewable energy according to industry data coal now provides a whopping 86 percent of its electricity. The two phase solar project with indianapolis power light company clocks in at over 20 mw of solar energy with panels attached to tracking systems that move with the direction of the sun to increase output.

By pete dankoon march 18 2013. In the foreground is the 2 8 mw facility at rexnord. Another 32 000 are going to be added soon covering an additional 75 acres. Solar will soar in indy with biggest airport array.

Indianapolis international airport ind the first phase of the solar farm at indianapolis international airport was constructed in 2013. It contained more than 44 000 panels. The largest airport based solar farm can be found at indianapolis international airport. In the distance is the 2 7 mw roof mounted project at equity industrial a rockville llc.

Both projects were developed by melink corporation. The world s largest airport solar farm is now up and running at indianapolis international airport. Comprised of two phases the ind solar farm creates 17 5 mw ac of power which has the capacity to power 3 210 homes for a year. The 9 8 mw ind solar farm at the indianapolis international airport.