Waldpolenz Solar Park
Waldpolenz Solar Park, which is the world’s largest thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, was built by German developer and operator Juwi at a former military air base to the east of Leipzig in Germany. The power plant is a 40 MW solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and was fully operational by the end of 2008.[1] 550,000 First Solar thin-film modules from cadmium telluride (CdTe) are being used, which supply about 40,000 MWh of electricity per year.[2]
The installation is located in the Muldentalkreis district in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany, built on half of the location’s 220 hectares in the townships of Brandis and Bennewitz.[3] The investment costs for the Waldpolenz solar park amount to some 130 million euro.[1]
[edit] See also
- Energy policy of the European Union
- Photovoltaics
- Pocking Solar Park in Germany
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Solar power
- Solar power station in Victoria
- Wind power in Germany
[edit] References
- ^ a b Building Approval Granted for 40 MW Photovoltaic Project
- ^ World’s largest solar power plant being built in eastern Germany
- ^ eXenewable Project Profile Page - Waldpolenz, PV, Germany
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 51°19′N 12°39′E / 51.317°N 12.65°E
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