Feasibility Study of Solar Photovoltaics on Landfills in Puerto Rico (Second Study): A Study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Technical Assistance Project on behalf of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board

This report presents the results of an assessment of the technical and economic feasibility of deploying a solar photovoltaics (PV) system on landfill sites in Puerto Rico. The purpose of this report is to assess the landfills with the highest potential for possible solar PV installation and estimate cost, performance, and site impacts of three different PV options: crystalline silicon (fixedtilt), crystalline silicon (single-axis tracking), and thin film (fixed tilt). The report outlines financing options that could assist in the implementation of a system. According to the site production calculations, the most cost-effective system in terms of return on investment is the thin-film fixed-tilt technology. The report recommends financing options that could assist in theimplementation of such a system. The landfills and sites considered in this report were all determined feasible areas in which to implement solar PV systems.