Cleanup Objectives: Remove petroleum products and chlorinated compounds from surface and ground water near Delaware River port

Green Remediation Strategy:

Uses a solar field to power pump-and-treat (P&T) system extracting 300 gallons of ground water per minute

• Installed a 275-kW solar field encompassing 5,880 photovoltaic (PV) panels in 2003
• Uses solar energy to operate six recovery wells, including pump motors, aerators, and blowers
• Transfers extracted ground water into a biologically activated carbon treatment system

Results:

• Supplies 350,000 kWh of electricity each year, meeting approximately 20-25% of the P&T system energy demand
• Eliminates 571,000 pounds of CO2 emissions annually
• Prevents emission of 1,600 pounds of SO2 and 1,100 pounds of NO2 each year
• Provides opportunity for re-use and expansion of the PV system, with potential capital cost recovery if integrated into site reuse

Property End Use: Port operations