Bavaria Solarpark

Bavaria Solarpark
Location of Bavaria Solarpark in Germany
Country Germany
Location Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bavaria
Coordinates 49°9′30″N 11°26′0″E / 49.15833°N 11.43333°E / 49.15833; 11.43333Coordinates: 49°9′30″N 11°26′0″E / 49.15833°N 11.43333°E / 49.15833; 11.43333
Status Operational
Construction began December 2004
Commission date June 2005
Owner(s) Deutsche Structured Finance (DSF)
Operator(s) SunPower
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Site area 40 ha (98.8 acres)
Power generation
Units operational 57,600
Nameplate capacity 10.08 MW
Average generation 10.85 GWh

Bavaria Solarpark, is a group of three photovoltaic power stations in different locations in Germany. Its total capacity amounts to 10 megawatts (MW) and consists of the following, distinct solar farms south of Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, in Bavaria:

The Bavaria Solarpark was constructed and is operated by the U.S. company SunPower. It consists of 57,600 solar panels (model PowerLight NT-5AE3D by Sharp) mounted on SunPower's solar trackers and covers an total area of 40 hectares (99 acres).[1] Inaugurated on 30 June 2005, the solar farm was grid-connected six months later in December 2005. For a few months, the Solarpark Mühlhausen was the world's largest photovoltaic power station.

Timeline of the largest PV power stations in the world
Year(a) Name of PV power station Country Capacity
MW
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 Solar Star(b)  United States 579
2015 Longyangxia Dam Solar Park China850
Also see list of noteworthy solar parks
(a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in  MWAC otherwise in MWDC

See also

References

  1. "The Bavaria Solarpark". Archived from the original (pdf) on October 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-19.


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