WO2011148139A3 - Solar power generation - Google Patents

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WO2011148139A3
WO2011148139A3 PCT/GB2011/000807 GB2011000807W WO2011148139A3 WO 2011148139 A3 WO2011148139 A3 WO 2011148139A3 GB 2011000807 W GB2011000807 W GB 2011000807W WO 2011148139 A3 WO2011148139 A3 WO 2011148139A3
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solar power
power generating
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landfill
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Ian Humphrey-Smith
Clive Rankin
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Solar Covered Landfill Limited
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    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
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    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
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    • H01L31/0481—Encapsulation of modules characterised by the composition of the encapsulation material
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of solar power generation applicable to landfill sites. A landfill comprising waste material is covered by a solar power generating layer, which provides a barrier to gas escaping from the waste material to the atmosphere above. The solar power generating layer comprises a flexible sheet material having solar power generating means bonded thereto for producing electric power from sunlight incident on the landfill. The flexible sheet material may comprise a geomembrane, such as a PVC sheet, and the solar power generating means may comprise thin-film solar cells. The solar power generating layer may comprise a continuous or discontinuous sheet, and in the latter case it may comprise a number or sheet units adjacent to each other, the edges of the sheet units being bridged or held together by fluid-impermeable holding means. The solar power generating layer is optionally laid over a support structure.
PCT/GB2011/000807 2010-05-25 2011-05-25 Solar power generation WO2011148139A2 (en)

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GBGB1008661.9A GB201008661D0 (en) 2010-05-25 2010-05-25 Power generation
GB1008661.9 2010-05-25
GBGB1008653.6A GB201008653D0 (en) 2010-05-25 2010-05-25 Solar power generation
GB1008653.6 2010-05-25

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WO2009105483A2 (en) * 2008-02-18 2009-08-27 Republic Services, Inc. Solar energy cover system
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