U.S. EPA Contaminated Site Cleanup Information (CLU-IN)


U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. EPA Technology Innovation and Field Services Division
Renewable Energy Application
 
 
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Micro-Scale Units for Monitoring

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Mobile Systems

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Energy at Remote
Sites

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Portable Cleanup Units
with Energy Collectors

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Windmill for
Powering SVE

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Solar Energy Meets
100% of P&T Demand

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Interchangeable
Grid Tie

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Hybrid Wind & Solar System

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Hydropower for
Mining Area Cleanup

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Energy for Cleanup
and Potential Site
Reuse

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Re-Use of Former
Landfill Area

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Expanding Utility-Scale
Systems for Ongoing
Activities

Combined Heat and Power: Effective Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Future. U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ORNL/TM-2008/224. December 1, 2008.

Cost of Renewable Energy Spreadsheet Tool (CREST), an economic cash flow model to assess projects involving solar, wind, or geothermal technologies, design suitable cost-based incentives, and evaluate the impact of tax incentives or other support structures. U.S. DOE/NREL.

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).

Dynamic maps, GIS data, & analysis tools for wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and other energy resources. U.S. DOE/NREL.

Green Remediation and the Use of Renewable Energy Sources for Remediation Projects (PDF) (55 pp, 627.96K). Amanda Dellens, EPA/OSWER fellowship. August 2007.

Green Remediation Best Management Practices: Integrating Renewable Energy into Site Cleanup (PDF) (8 pp, 335.02K). EPA/OSWER. EPA 542-F-11-006. April 2011.

Groundwater Remediation Powered by a Renewable Energy Source (PDF) (72 pp, 2.5MB). Curt Elmore and Ron Gallagher, University of Missouri-Rolla. September 2005.

Power Profiler, an online tool to estimate air emissions associated with electricity consumption in a given zip-code area, based on the fuel mix used by the electricity provider. U.S. EPA/Green Power Partnership.

PVWatts™, an online calculator to determine energy production and cost savings of grid-connected photovoltaic energy systems. U.S. DOE/NREL.

Renewable Energy Maps and state incentive sheets corresponding to contaminated lands and mining sites across the United States. U.S. EPA/OSWER and U.S. DOE/NREL.

RETScreen clean energy project analysis software. Natural Resources Canada.

Siting Renewable Energy on Contaminated Properties: Addressing Liability Concerns (PDF) (13 pp, 265.34K). EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. EPA-330-F-11-001. March 2011.

Smart Energy Resources Guide. Prepared by Jennifer Wang for EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (Office of Research and Development) & Region 9 under the Regional Applied Research Effort program. EPA 600/R-08/049. March 2008.

Solar Power Installations on Closed Landfills: Technical and Regulatory Considerations (PDF) (36 pp, 1.16MB). Gabriel Sampson, EPA/OSWER fellowship. September 2009.

Superfund Landfill Methane-to-Energy Pilot Project (PDF) (143 pp, 7.51MB). EPA/OSWER Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. OSWER 9200.081. December 2010.

Technology News and Trends, highlighting site remediation projects with onsite renewable energy systems. EPA/OSWER. Issue No. 47: EPA 542-N-10-002. April 2010.

Technology News and Trends, highlighting green remediation strategies including use of renewable energy sources to power treatment systems. EPA/OSWER. Issue No. 36: EPA 542-N-08-003. May 2008.

Technology News and Trends, highlighting site remediation projects with onsite renewable energy systems. EPA/OSWER. Issue No. 30: EPA 542-N-06-009. May 2007.

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