Siting Solar Photovoltaics at Airports

Alicen Kandt; Rachel Romero

Siting Solar Photovoltaics at Airports

Alicen Kandt, Rachel Romero

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Abstract

Airports present a significant opportunity for hosting solar technologies due to their open land; based on a 2010 Federal Aviation Administration study1, the US Department of Agriculture, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, there's potential for 116,704 MW of solar photovoltaics (PV) on idle lands at US airports.2 PV has a low profile and likely low to no impact on flight operations. This paper outlines guidance for implementing solar technologies at airports and airfields, focusing largely on the Federal Aviation Administration's policies. The paper also details best practices for siting solar at airports, provides information on the Solar Glare Hazard Analysis Tool3, and highlights a case study example where solar has been installed at an airport.

Original language	American English
Pages	487-494
Number of pages	8
State	Published - 2014
Event	43rd ASES National Solar Conference 2014, SOLAR 2014, Including the 39th National Passive Solar Conference and the 2nd Meeting of Young and Emerging Professionals in Renewable Energy - San Francisco, United States Duration: 6 Jul 2014 → 10 Jul 2014

Conference

Conference	43rd ASES National Solar Conference 2014, SOLAR 2014, Including the 39th National Passive Solar Conference and the 2nd Meeting of Young and Emerging Professionals in Renewable Energy
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	6/07/14 → 10/07/14

Bibliographical note

See NREL/CP-7A40-62304 for preprint

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-7A40-65476

Keywords

airports
photovoltaics (PV)
PV
solar

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2014. 487-494 Paper presented at 43rd ASES National Solar Conference 2014, SOLAR 2014, Including the 39th National Passive Solar Conference and the 2nd Meeting of Young and Emerging Professionals in Renewable Energy, San Francisco, United States.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

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