Brightfields are the result of the conversion and redevelopment of contaminated brownfield sites into land used specifically for renewable energy generation, incorporating green technology and sustainable development.
According to the EPA,
Brightfields is a revolutionary concept that addresses three of the nation’s biggest challenges — urban revitalization, toxic waste cleanup, and climate change — by bringing pollution-free solar energy and high-tech solar manufacturing jobs to brownfields.
Fuel cells are electrochemical systems that transform the chemical energy of the oxidation process directly into electrical energy.
A complete set of components for converting sunlight into electricity by the PV process, including the array and balance of system components.
A PV system that, in addition to converting sunlight into electricity, collects the residual heat energy and delivers both heat and electricity in usable form. Also called a total energy system.
Regenerative energies are those energy sources or carriers that naturally renew themselves. The are very different from fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, oil) and atomic fuel (Uranium), which all came about only after millions of years of geological processes.
Any matrial or energy that can be replenished in full without loss or degradation in quality.
A measurement of a quantity of electricity consumption equal to one thousand kilowatt-hours.
The demand on an energy producing system; the energy consumption or requirement of a piece or group of equipment.