FORT DIX LANDFILL

BROWNS MILLS, NJ
16.51 MW | GLIDE BALLAST

The U.S. federal government contracted CS Energy to help turn a decommissioned landfill at Joint Base MDL into a resource for renewable energy. Having partnered with CS Energy on several previous landfill projects, our team was tasked with helping to turn this project into a reality.

Because traditional driven piles were not an option, GLIDE Ballast was required to be used. The durable, robust ballast blocks of the system provide enough stability for the rest of the PV system to operate, and ballasts are specially designed to not penetrate the cap of the landfill.

Over 5,000 ballast blocks were fabricated in order to support the over 53,000 PV modules in the array. Ballast blocks were precast and delivered to the site with racking components already pre-assembled. Precasting the blocks proved to be vital for keeping this project on schedule, as installation took place throughout a harsh Northeast winter.

The overwhelming success of the project was highlighted by Engineering News-Record (ENR), being named the “Best Project” in the Energy/Industrial category in 2017.

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