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41 A primary objective of this synthesis report is to document the number and array of renewable energy projects located on airport properties in the United States. The resulting Renewable Energy Projects Inventory serves both as a record of renewable energy projects at airports and as a snapshot of industry progress to date.
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42 Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory and Case Examples • Airport publications and announcements; • News articles and reports appearing in established media outlets; and • Google Earth. An initial list of airport renewable energy projects was emailed to more than 300 airport contacts to confirm the information cataloged in the inventory and to solicit additional projects or details that may have been omitted.
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Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory 43 that burn woody biomass, liquid biofuel, and biogas produced in an anaerobic digester. The category also includes the use of landfill gas, which at airports is primarily used as a renewable natural gas for airport vehicles.
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44 Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory and Case Examples 3.2.2 Fuel Cells There are four examples of fuel cell projects at airports. Three have been funded by DOE to demonstrate the use of hydrogen fuel cells in GSE by FedEx.
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Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory 45 3.2.4 Solar Photovoltaic A total of 158 solar PV projects have been installed at 116 different airports in the United States. The combined capacity of these solar PV projects is 305 MW DC, or approximately enough energy to power 48,000 average U.S.
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46 Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory and Case Examples Figure 35. Number of solar PV projects installed at airports, by year.
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Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory 47 Figure 37. Percentage of solar PV projects installed at airports, by hub size.
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48 Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory and Case Examples More than half of the solar projects installed at airports are owned by the airport (58%) , while approximately one quarter (28%)
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Airport Renewable Energy Projects Inventory 49 3.3 Conclusions from the Data The data show that a variety of renewable energy technologies have been installed at airports, with solar PV and geothermal the most widely adopted -- and therefore the most impactful -- to date. Other renewable energy technologies (bioenergy, fuel cells, solar thermal, and wind power)
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