Photo courtesy Bellefield 1 project team

Bellefield Solar Project 1

Mojave, Calif.

BEST PROJECT

Submitted by: Primoris Renewable Energy | Primoris Services Corp.

Owner: AES Clean Energy

Lead Design Firm: Westwood Professional Services

General Contractor: Primoris Renewable Energy | Primoris Services Corp., with Primoris’ ARB Industrial and Primoris Electric Inc.

Civil Engineer: Clark Bros. Inc.

Subcontractors: Merit SI; EnviroPlus; Aggreko; RESA Power; Badger Daylighting; Hampton Tedder Electric; Ericsson Grant; Tetra Tech; Nexus 3D; Stantec; Diversified Project Services; CAL-Storm

Before work began on this 641-MW solar power and 500-MW battery storage facility, crews had to check for explosives.

The 3,080-acre site outside Mojave was a former military munitions depot and bomb testing area, so AES Clean Energy and Primoris Renewable Energy brought Tetra Tech in to investigate, monitor and clear unexploded ordnance and trained every person on site to recognize what it looked like and kept scanning…