[1] ChevronTexaco and United Solar Systems Corporation (Uni-Solar) collaborated on the design and installation of Solarmine.

[1][2] The PV laminates have good performance in cloudy weather because they are designed to be less dependent on infrared light.

[3] In addition, the PV laminates have increased tolerance to higher temperatures, shadows, and soiling.

[2] After the first two years of operation, the system was determined to be able to deliver and exceed the annual energy production needed in order to provide required rate of return for the project economics.

[7] At the 21st Joint Global Climate Change-Japan Environment Symposium in 2013, Solarmine was featured as a renewable energy system used in the petroleum industry since 2003.