Indianapolis Solar Panel Arrays By Airport

By pete dankoon march 18 2013.

Indianapolis solar panel arrays by airport.

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. 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. Half of the solar panels were purchased from tenksolar whose. 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.

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. It has 44 000 solar panels on 75 acres. Et energy solutions installed the project. Solar will soar in indy with biggest airport array.

The existing 44 000 panel solar farm at indianapolis. The 55 million to 65 million solar farm is growing to 151 acres from its current 75 acres airport spokesman carlo bertolini said. Written by jake richardson october 30 2014. The 9 8 mw ind solar farm at the indianapolis international airport.

In the distance is the 2 7 mw roof mounted project at equity industrial a rockville llc. It contained more than 44 000 panels. The world s largest airport solar farm is now up and running at indianapolis international airport. The largest airport based solar farm can be found at indianapolis international airport.

Today 76 000 solar panels on 151 acres provide 31 7 mw the equivalent of powering 3 200 average sized homes. With the second phase of an expansion now complete the solar farm more than doubled in size and. Indianapolis international airport ind the first phase of the solar farm at indianapolis international airport was constructed in 2013. Both projects were developed by melink corporation.

More about the solar farm. The indianapolis international airport has the largest solar farm at an airport in the united states. In the foreground is the 2 8 mw facility at rexnord. The indianapolis international airport is home to the largest airport based solar farm in the world.