List of photovoltaic power stations
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Solar photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity and many solar photovoltaic power stations have been built, mainly in Europe.[1] As of September 2010, the largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the world are the Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant (Canada, 80 MW), Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park (Spain, 60 MW), the Strasskirchen Solar Park (Germany, 54 MW), the Lieberose Photovoltaic Park (Germany, 53 MW), the Puertollano Photovoltaic Park (Spain, 50 MW), the Moura Photovoltaic Power Station (Portugal, 46 MW), and the Waldpolenz Solar Park (Germany, 40 MW).[1] Some photovoltaic power stations which are presently proposed will have a capacity of 150 MW or more.[2]
Many of these plants are integrated with agriculture and some use innovative tracking systems that follow the sun's daily path across the sky to generate more electricity than conventional fixed-mounted systems. There are no fuel costs or emissions during operation of the power stations.
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[edit] World's largest photovoltaic power stations
 Lieberose Photovoltaic Park, 3rd largest in the world, 2nd largest in Germany |
 Waldpolenz Solar Park, 8th largest in the world |
.jpg) Vepřek Solar Park, 9th largest in the world |
 President Barack Obama at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, 17th largest the world and the largest in the USA |
| Power station | Country | Nominal Power (MWp) |
Production (Annual GW·h) |
Capacity factor |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant[3] | Canada | 80[1] | 120[4] | Completed October 2010[5] | |
| Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 60 | 85[1] | 0.16 | Completed September 2008 |
| Strasskirchen Solar Park | Germany | 54 | 57[1] | 0.12 | |
| Lieberose Photovoltaic Park [6][7] | Germany | 53 | 53[7] | 0.11 | 2009 |
| Puertollano Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 47.6 | 231,653 crystalline silicon modules, Suntech and Solaria, opened 2008 | ||
| Moura photovoltaic power station[8] | Portugal | 46 | 93[8] | 0.23 | Completed December 2008 |
| Kothen Solar Park | Germany | 45 | 2009 | ||
| Finsterwalde Solar Park | Germany | 42 | 2009 | ||
| Waldpolenz Solar Park[9][10] | Germany | 40 | 40[10] | 0.11 | 550,000 First Solar thin-film CdTe modules. Completed December 2008 |
| Vepřek Solar Park[11][12] | Czech Republic | 35.1 | 186,960 modules, completed September 2010 | ||
| Planta Solar La Magascona & La Magasquila | Spain | 34.5 | |||
| Arnedo Solar Plant | Spain | 34 | Completed October 2008 | ||
| Planta Solar Dulcinea[1] | Spain | 31.8 | Completed 2009 | ||
| Merida/Don Alvaro Solar Park | Spain | 30 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Planta Solar Ose de la Vega | Spain | 30 | |||
| Planta Fotovoltaico Casas de Los Pinos | Spain | 28 | |||
| Planta Solar Fuente Alamo | Spain | 26 | 44[1] | 0.193 | |
| DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center | USA | 25 | 42[13] | 0.19 | Completed October 2009 |
| SinAn power plant | South Korea | 24 | 33[1] | 0.16 | Completed October 2008 |
| Monalto di Castro PV power plant[1] | Italy | 24 | 40 | 0.190 | Completed 2009 |
| Arnprior Solar Generating Station | Canada | 23.4 | |||
| Planta fotovoltaica de Lucainena de las Torres | Spain | 23.2 | Completed August 2008 | ||
| Parque Fotovoltaico Abertura Solar | Spain | 23.1 | 47[1] | 0.23 | |
| Parque Solar Hoya de Los Vincentes | Spain | 23 | 41[1] | 0.20 | |
| Huerta Solar Almaraz | Spain | 22.1 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Mengkofen Solar Park | Germany | 21.7 | |||
| Parque Solar El Coronil 1 | Spain | 21.4 | |||
| Solarpark Calveron | Spain | 21.2 | 40[1] | 0.22 | |
| Rothenburg Solar Park | Germany | 20 | |||
| Seoul Solar Power Plant | Korea | 20 | |||
| Planta solar fotovoltaico Calasparra | Spain | 20 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Beneixama photovoltaic power plant [14] | Spain | 20 | 30[1] | 0.17 | Tenesol, Aleo and Solon solar modules with Q-Cells cells |
| El Bonillo Solar Park | Spain | 20 | Completed October 2008 | ||
| Kunming Shilin Solar Power Plant | China | 20 | Planned capacity 166 MW. Production started on May 2010 at 20 MW. |
For comparison, the largest non-photovoltaic solar plant, the solar thermal SEGS in California has an installed capacity of 354 MW. The largest nuclear power station generate more than 8,200 MW.
[edit] Large systems in planning or under construction
| Name of Plant | Country | DC Peak Power (MW) |
GW·h /year |
Capacity factor |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topaz Solar Farm [15] | USA | 550 | 1,100 | 0.23 | Thin film CdTe from First Solar** |
| Desert Stateline [16][17] | USA | 300 | 673 | Scheduled to be completed in 2015 ** | |
| Desert Sunlight [16][17] | USA | 250 | 571 | Scheduled to be completed in 2015 ** | |
| AV Solar Ranch One [18] | USA | 230 | 600 | 0.30 | ** |
| High Plains Ranch [19] [15] | USA | 210 | 550 | 0.25 | Scheduled to be completed in 2012 ** |
| Mallee Solar Park[20] | Australia | 180 | - | - | Thin film CdTe from First Solar** Construction starting 2011. |
| Mildura Solar concentrator power station[21] | Australia | 154 | 270 | 0.20 | Heliostat concentrator using GaAs cells from Spectrolab** |
| KCRD Solar Farm[22][23][24] | USA | 80 | Scheduled to be completed in 2012 ** | ||
| Lopburi Solar Farm[25][26] | Thailand | 55 | * Expected to be completed by 2012 | ||
| Copper Mountain Solar Farm[27][16] | USA | 48 | 100 | * Expected to be completed by 2011 | |
| Ševětín Solar Farm[28] | Czech Republic | 30 | * | ||
| Cimarron Solar Farm[29] | USA | 30 | 60 | * Expected to be completed by December 2010 | |
| Davidson County Solar Farm[30] | USA | 21.5 | 36 individual structures** | ||
| Cádiz solar power plant | Spain | 20.1 | 36 | 0.20 | * |
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- * Under construction; ** Proposed
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n PV Resources.com (2009). World's largest photovoltaic power plants
- ^ Mark Z. Jacobson (2009). of Solutions to Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Energy Security p. 4.
- ^ Enbridge Inc. buys Sarnia solar farm
- ^ Marchetti, Nino (2010-10-08). "Ontario Fires Up 80 MW Solar Power Farm". EarthTechling. http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/10/ontario-fires-up-80-mw-solar-power-farm/. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ Sarnia Solar Project Celebration
- ^ Germany Turns On World's Biggest Solar Power Project
- ^ a b Lieberose solar farm becomes Germany's biggest, World's second-biggest
- ^ a b Amareleja Solar Central solar which cost 261 ME started today (29 Dec 08) at full capacity
- ^ Large photovoltaic plant in Muldentalkreis
- ^ a b Germany's largest Solar parks connected to the grid (19 Dec 08)
- ^ FVE CZECH
- ^ FVE CZECH NOVUM s.r.o.
- ^ "DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center FAQs". FPL. http://www.fpl.com/environment/solar/desoto_faq.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Citysolar (2007). Solar park of the superlative
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ a b c CPUC: Status of RPS Projects
- ^ a b RESOLUTION E-4347 September 2, 2010
- ^ "AV Solar Ranch One". NextLight Renewable Power LLC. 2009. http://www.avsolarranchone.com/default.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ ENERGY DIVISION RESOLUTION E-4229
- ^ [2]
- ^ 154 MW Victoria (Australia) Project
- ^ KCRD Solar Farm
- ^ "Californians plan solar mega-farm". Upstream Online (NHST Media Group). 2007-07-06. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article136862.ece. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ Cleantech America Plans 80 MW Solar PV Farm for California Renewable Energy Access, 10 July 2007.
- ^ http://www.tivarati.com/news/97054
- ^ NED: Solar project
- ^ Sempra Completes Initial Installation of Solar Panels at Copper Mountain Solar Plant
- ^ Press: ČEZ building largest solar plant in ČR
- ^ Cimarron Solar Project
- ^ Duke Energy Signs Up for Largest US Photovoltaic Project
