A US government energy saving scheme will pay out US$40 million for the development of a solar-plus-storage microgrid at a missile test site operated by the country’s military.
The Navy plans to develop a utility-scale solar farm and energy storage system on the 863.6 hectare Pacific Missile Range Facility on the island of Kauai, according to a draft environmental assessment.
A groundbreaking ceremony for a 16.5MW PV project was held Tuesday at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) — a tri-service military base in central New Jersey.