List of photovoltaic power stations
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Renewable energy |
|---|
|
Biofuel |
Solar photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity and many solar photovoltaic power stations have been built, mainly in Europe.[1] As of October 2009, the largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the world are the 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.
Contents |
[edit] World's largest photovoltaic power stations
| Name of PV power plant | Country | DC Peak Power (MW) |
GW·h /year |
Capacity factor |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 60 | 85[1] | 0.16 | Completed September 2008 |
| Strasskirchen Solar Park | Germany | 54 | |||
| Lieberose Photovoltaic Park [3][4] | Germany | 53 | 53[4] | 0.11 | 2009 |
| Puertollano Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 50 | 2008 | ||
| Moura photovoltaic power station[5] | Portugal | 46 | 93[5] | 0.23 | Completed December 2008 |
| Kothen Solar Park | Germany | 45 | 2009 | ||
| Finsterwalde Solar Park | Germany | 41 | 2009 | ||
| Waldpolenz Solar Park[6][7] | Germany | 40 | 40[7] | 0.11 | 550,000 First Solar thin-film CdTe modules. Completed December 2008 |
| Arnedo Solar Plant | Spain | 34 | Completed October 2008 | ||
| Merida/Don Alvaro Solar Park | Spain | 30 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Planta Solar La Magascona & La Magasquila | Spain | 30 | |||
| Planta Solar Ose de la Vega | Spain | 30 | |||
| Planta Fotovoltaico Casas de Los Pinos | Spain | 28 | |||
| Planta Solar Fuent Alamo | Spain | 26 | 44[1] | ||
| DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center | USA | 25 | 42[8] | 0.19 | Completed October 2009 |
| SinAn power plant | Korea | 24 | 33[1] | 0.16 | Completed October 2008 |
| 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 | |||
| Huerta Solar Almaraz | Spain | 20 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Planta solar fotovoltaico Calasparra | Spain | 20 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Beneixama photovoltaic power plant [9] | 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 | ||
| Parque Solar Olivenza | Spain | 18 | |||
| Parque Solar Bonillo | Spain | 18 | Completed October 2008 | ||
| Solaranlage Allmanshoffen | Germany | 15 | |||
| Planta Solar Calzada de Oropesa | Spain | 15 | |||
| Gochang power plant | Korea | 15 | 23[1] | 0.17 | Completed October 2008 |
| Planta de energía solar Mahora | Spain | 15 | Completed September 2008 | ||
| Koethen [7] | Germany | 14.75 | 13[1] | 200,000 First Solar thin-film CdTe modules. Completed December 2008 | |
| Nellis Solar Power Plant | USA | 14.02 | 30[1] | 0.24 | 70,000 solar panels |
| Planta Solar Lorca | Spain | 14 |
- 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 stations generate more than 1,000 MW.
[edit] Selected smaller plants
| Name of PV power plant | Country | DC Peak Power (MW) |
GW·h /year |
Capacity factor |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Solar de Salamanca | Spain | 13.8 | 70,000 Kyocera panels | ||
| Lobosillo Solar Park | Spain | 12.7 | Chaori and YingLi modules | ||
| Erlasee Solar Park | Germany | 12 | 14 | 0.13 | 1,408 Solon mover |
| Serpa solar power plant[10] | Portugal | 11 | 20 | 0.21 | 52,000 solar modules |
| Pocking Solar Park | Germany | 10 | 11.5 | 0.13 | 57,912 solar modules |
| Monte Alto photovoltaic power plant | Spain | 9.5 | 14 | 0.17 | |
| Gottelborn Solar Park | Germany | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0.11 | |
| Alamosa photovoltaic power plant[11] | USA | 8.2 | 17 | 0.24 | Completed December 2007 |
| Bavaria Solar Park in Muhlhausen[12] | Germany | 6.3 | 6.7 | 0.12 | 57,600 solar modules |
| Rote Jahne Solar Park[13] | Germany | 6 | 5.7 | 0.11 | 90,000 First Solar thin-film modules |
| Darro Solar Park[1] | Spain | 5.8 | 11.6 | 0.23 | Conergy and SunPower modules |
| Kameyama | Japan | 5.2 | 47,000 square meters on Sharp LCD factory roof |
[edit] Large systems in planning or under construction
| Name of Plant | Country | DC Peak Power (MW) |
GW·h /year |
Capacity factor |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Cielo Solar Farm | USA | 600 | Thin film silicon from Signet Solar** | |||
| Topaz Solar Farm [14] | USA | 550 | 1,100 | 0.23 | Thin film CdTe from First Solar** | |
| High Plains Ranch [14] | USA | 250 | 550 | 0.25 | Monocrystaline silicon from SunPower with tracking ** | |
| AV Solar Ranch One [15] | USA | 230 | 600 | 0.30 | ** | |
| Mildura Solar concentrator power station[16] | Australia | 154 | 270 | 0.20 | Heliostat concentrator using GaAs cells from Spectrolab** | |
| KCRD Solar Farm[17][18][19] | USA | 80 | Scheduled to be completed in 2012 ** | |||
| Davidson County Solar Farm[20] | USA | 21.5 | 36 individual structures** | |||
| Cádiz solar power plant | Spain | 20.1 | 36 | 0.20 | * | |
| Sarnia, Ontario[21] | Canada | 20 | * | |||
| Kennedy Space Center, Florida | USA | 10 | To be constructed by SunPower for FPL Energy, completion date 2010.** |
-
- * Under construction; ** Proposed
[edit] See also
- List of largest power stations in the world
- List of renewable energy topics by country
- List of solar thermal power stations
- Photovoltaics
- Renewable energy commercialization
- Renewable energy industry
- Renewable energy in the European Union
- Solar energy
- Photovoltaic power station
- Solar power satellite
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o 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.
- ^ 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 c Germany's largest Solar parks connected to the grid (19 Dec 08)
- ^ "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
- ^ "GE, SunPower, Catavento team on plant". BusinessWeek. 2007-03-28. http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8O57HCO0.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
- ^ 8.22-Megawatt Photovoltaic Solar Plant
- ^ Solarpark Bavaria
- ^ Construction Complete on 6 MW Thin-Film PV Installation in Germany Renewable Energy Access, 5 April 2007.
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ "AV Solar Ranch One". NextLight Renewable Power LLC. 2009. http://www.avsolarranchone.com/default.asp. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ 154 MW Victoria (Australia) Project
- ^ KCRD Solar Farm
- ^ "Californians plan solar mega-farm". Upstream Online. 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.
- ^ Duke Energy Signs Up for Largest US Photovoltaic Project
- ^ Enbridge Inc. buys Sarnia solar farm
[edit] External links
- AES and Riverstone Commit $1 Billion to Solar Joint Venture
- SCE Launches 250-MW Solar Project
- GM installs world's biggest rooftop solar panels
- ThetaNoon - Solar Energy Systems Directory
- Solarplanez: Location based solar panel systems search engine
|
|||||||||||||||||||||