Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park
Power plant in Spain
39°37′43″N 2°04′37″W / 39.6286°N 2.0769°W / 39.6286; -2.0769[edit on Wikidata]
The Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park is a 60-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant, located in Olmedilla de Alarcón, Spain. When completed in July 2008, it was the world's largest power plant using photovoltaic technology.[1][2]
The plant employs more than 270,000 conventional solar panels, using solar cells made of conventional crystalline silicon. Olmedilla generates about 87,500 megawatt-hours per year, enough to power 40,000 homes. Construction of the plant cost €384 million (US$530 million).[1][3][4]
Year(a) | Name of PV power station | Country | Capacity MW |
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1982 | Lugo | United States | 1 |
1985 | Carrisa Plain | United States | 5.6 |
2005 | Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen) | Germany | 6.3 |
2006 | Erlasee Solar Park | Germany | 11.4 |
2008 | Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 60 |
2010 | Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant | Canada | 97 |
2011 | Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park | China | 200 |
2012 | Agua Caliente Solar Project | United States | 290 |
2014 | Topaz Solar Farm(b) | United States | 550 |
2015 | Longyangxia Dam Solar Park | China | 850 |
2016 | Tengger Desert Solar Park | China | 1547 |
2019 | Pavagada Solar Park | India | 2050 |
2020 | Bhadla Solar Park | India | 2245 |
2024 | Midong Solar Park | China | 3500 |
Also see list of photovoltaic power stations and list of notable solar parks (a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in MWAC otherwise in MWDC |
See also
References
- ^ a b Mims, Christopher (2009-06-04). "Slide Show: The World's 10 Largest Renewable Energy Projects". Scientific American. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ "Solar Energy Country Notes update". Survey of Energy Resources Interim Update 2009. World Energy Council. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
- ^ "Olmedilla de Alarcón (España)". Nobesol. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ^ Al Gore (2009). Our Choice, p. 65.
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