Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW

2010-03-04 Thread Nick Soleil
Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 8:36:26 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW It will depend on the technology of the modules, too--whether you're using monocrystalline, poly, or thin-film. I recently spec'ed a thin-film design which worked out to 150 kW per acre. With more efficient modules yo

Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW

2010-03-03 Thread Michael Gullo
Thanks Scott and Kirpal for your responses as they were very helpful. Mike - Original Message - From: Scott McCalmont To: RE-wrenches Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW It will depend on the technology of the modules, too--whether

Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW

2010-03-02 Thread Scott McCalmont
It will depend on the technology of the modules, too--whether you're using monocrystalline, poly, or thin-film. I recently spec'ed a thin-film design which worked out to 150 kW per acre. With more efficient modules you could be 50% better, so your 5 acre/MW number is reasonable. It also will depen

Re: [RE-wrenches] acre/MW

2010-03-02 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
Denver International airport just installed 1.6 megawatt on 9 acres. -- Sunny Regards, Kirpal Khalsa NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer Renewable Energy Systems www.oregonsolarworks.com 541-218-0201 m 541-592-3958 o On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:23 AM, Michael Gullo wrote: > Esteemed wrench

[RE-wrenches] acre/MW

2010-03-02 Thread Michael Gullo
Esteemed wrenches: We are bidding on an industrial sized project. What is the approximate land usage of a ground array in acre/MW. I have estimated around 5 acre/MW but I'm really not sure if I am way high or low. Thanks. Mike Michael Gullo Solar Solutions LLC Marlton, NJ NABCEP Certified PV I