CEP Renewables Converts Former Brownfield into 17-Megawatt Solar Project in New Jersey
The previous industrial web site now generates inexperienced power for the state and taxes for native municipalities
CEP Renewables, CS Vitality and NJR Clear Vitality Ventures (CEV) introduced the conversion of a former contaminated brownfield right into a 17 megawatt (MW) photo voltaic venture in Holland, New Jersey. This fixed-tilt photo voltaic array was inbuilt two phases on a web site that after housed a paper mill complicated. The profitable remediation and redevelopment of this web site has remodeled this underutilized house right into a supply of carbon-free, clear power and elevated tax income for the native municipality.
“We’re excited to make use of our intensive expertise redeveloping Superfund and brownfield websites to show this contaminated property right into a supply of photo voltaic power, jobs and tax income,” stated Chris Ichter, Government Vice President of CEP Renewables. “We have been in a position to successfully overcome the distinctive challenges this web site posed by working carefully with the property proprietor and the EPC, CS Vitality, at each stage of the venture.”
CEV, one in all New Jersey’s largest photo voltaic proprietor/operators, acquired the Holland venture from CEP Renewables in 2021, and now owns 63 industrial photo voltaic initiatives all through New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut, with a portfolio of greater than 430 MW of put in capability.
“NJR Clear Vitality Ventures has an extended historical past of working with CEP Renewables and CS Vitality on complicated photo voltaic initiatives to convey the advantages of unpolluted power to communities all through New Jersey,” stated Robert Pohlman, Vice President of NJR Clear Vitality Ventures. “We’re dedicated to constructing a clear power future with initiatives like Holland. By repurposing brownfields and different underutilized areas to create clear, renewable power, CEV helps to ship clear improvements of power that drives emission discount targets and powers a extra sustainable future.”
Within the Nineteen Nineties, the previous paper mill web site was deserted and fell into disrepair. CEP Renewables was sought by the property proprietor, an organization that decommissions former industrial websites, to redevelop this land. With its experience in redeveloping contaminated brownfield websites, the CEP staff examines your complete environmental historical past and offers a essential overview and suggestions previous to the completion of remediation by the accountable social gathering. This helps to considerably scale back the time it takes the New Jersey Division of Environmental Safety to situation a remedial motion allow. Earlier than CEP Renewables took management of the location, the realm was rehabilitated, the works restricted and coated by engineering management. The CEP staff improved current engineering controls to be suitable with photo voltaic redevelopment.
CEP Renewables and CS Vitality additionally overcame a number of challenges, together with allowing and building of a second section of the venture that overlapped with the primary. As well as, the venture have to be constructed round a historic farmhouse and powerhouse situated on a portion of the property.
“We’re delighted to have the chance to work with CEP Renewables on one other impactful brownfield photo voltaic venture,” stated Michael Dillon, Director of Operations at CS Vitality. “The finished growth of this property now creates clear power for the state and extra tax income for native municipalities.”
About CEP Renewables, LLC
CEP Renewables designs, develops, and builds grid-connected, utility-scale photo voltaic initiatives. With international experience in growing initiatives in Europe, Asia, and North America, the corporate focuses on New Jersey and helps the Governor’s formidable Vitality Grasp Plan (requiring 100% use of unpolluted power by 2050 ). CEP Renewables makes use of its extremely expert skilled staff to implement complicated remediation, engineering, and allowing methods that permit it to convey significantly difficult initiatives from conception to energy. For extra data go to https://www.ceprenewables.com/.
About CS Vitality
CS Vitality is an industry-leading engineering, procurement and building (EPC) renewable power agency that designs and builds optimized initiatives within the photo voltaic, power storage, and rising power industries. CS Vitality has efficiently designed and put in over 1.5 GW of photo voltaic and 470 MWh of power storage initiatives throughout america. Owned by American Securities, a number one US non-public fairness agency, CS Vitality leverages robust relationships with photo voltaic builders, IPPs, utilities, off-takers, suppliers, and homeowners of land to assist our prospects streamline the venture growth course of, decrease venture prices, and create worth for all stakeholders as a dependable and long-term companion.
About NJR Clear Vitality Ventures
NJR Clear Vitality Ventures (CEV) is the renewable power subsidiary of New Jersey Sources, a Fortune 1000 firm. CEV invests in, owns and operates photo voltaic initiatives and offers residential and industrial prospects with low-carbon options. At this time, CEV is among the largest photo voltaic proprietor/operators in New Jersey with a complete capability of greater than 430 megawatts.
