Comments on: Massachusetts Developing Solar Farms on Old Landfills http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 16:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Filipe Gazinelli L. F. Werneck http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-111648 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:18:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-111648 What I’ve been wondering is if the soil can stand the weight of the solar panels on it. Once I figure out how to technically assure that, it is going to be my graduating thesis on Engineering of Renewable Energy =)

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101352 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:51:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101352 Wind, geothermal, hydro, wave, tidal, storage and possibly a little methane at night once we get things set up.

]]> By: Mark Kennedy http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101351 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:45:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101351 Wonderful Idea, Solar by day and methane by night.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101335 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101335 test post

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101336 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101336 test post

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101333 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:29:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101333 That comment wins today’s “Dumb as a Rock” award….

All power sources are less than 24/365 reliable.  Loads come and go. 

All power sources need backup.  It’s the way the grid works.

]]> By: David Ritko http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101331 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101331 All fine and dandy till they need lights at night! Still need a backup plant

]]> By: Johnny http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101329 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:04:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101329 Don’t “hate to admit it” – be proud of the fact that you have public agencies thinking outside the box!

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101328 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:03:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101328 In the southern part of California’s Central Valley there are ruined farmlands, thousands of acres which have accumulated much mineral buildup from years of irrigation and inadequate rainfall to flush them clean.

These farms no longer produce crops.  But they are now starting to be used as solar farms. 

We’ve also got millions of acres of parking lots. 

All of this is solar real estate just waiting to be used.

]]> By: Misty River http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101325 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:02:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101325 Although I hate to admit it, this is brilliant. Anything we can do to go clean in energy usage and get away from Foreign dependence on oil is great.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/06/23/massachusetts-developing-solar-farms-on-old-landfills/#comment-101304 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:24:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=28523#comment-101304 Perfect spot.  And don’t forget ‘brown fields’.  Great uses for land we’ve spoiled for most other uses.

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