Chevron Technology Ventures’ Project Brightfield will leverage AboundSolar photovoltaics to pilot commercial scale ground mount installation. …
… “The ground-mount facility built on land in Bakersfield, CA formerly occupied by a refinery, has a nameplate capacity of 190kW and is projected to produce more than 300 MWh per year. The array of Abound Solar’s AB1 modules comprises one of the largest components of Chevron’s Project Brightfield, a test facility to compare the performance of multiple emerging solar technology products. ” …
Via Abound Solar: 190kW Photovoltaic Installation
- Chevron Project Brightfield video.
- Chevron Technology Ventures: “Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) helps Chevron embrace emerging technologies to create new commercial opportunities, reduce costs and improve performance. “
- Chevron tests Solar Technologies via NYT Green Inc. Blog: “test bed for seven advanced photovoltaic solar technologies … “