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Large-scale photovoltaic power plants
range 451 - 500

"Groundwater can stay polluted for several thousand years."
(http://www.freshwater.org/water_facts.html)

Solarpark Hemau - standalone photovoltaic power plant - 4 MWp Solarpark Sonnen - standalone photovoltaic power plant - 1,75 MWp Solarpark Markstetten - photovoltaic power plant - 1,6 MWp

Some German large standalone photovoltaic systems
(source: EPURON, Hamburg)

Read more in "pvresources.com Annual Report 2007"...

World's largest photovoltaic systems are presented in the table below. The list is divided into tables - each table includes 50 plants. For each listed plant basic data is available (power, country, location, basic description etc.). Currently list with 1000 large photovoltaic plants is available (peak power > 190 kWp). In the table you may find different systems: standalone, hybrid, distributed, building integrated etc. But only systems (or system) which forms a unique photovoltaic power plant as a whole, are considered. If some power plants are missing and should be included in this table, or if some entries in the table should be modified, please send information to email. Some other interesting BIPV system can you find in BIPV section. Some additional interesting information about cumulative power installed in IEA PVPS member countries can be found on IEA-PVPS web pages. Countries - click on the country name or flag to see detailed map (where available) - included in the list are:

Germany   United States   Italy   Japan   Spain   Netherlands   Portugal - Germany, USA, Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal

France   Switzerland   Philippines   Réunion Island   Australia   Thailand - France, Switzerland, the Philippines, Réunion Island, Australia, Thailand

China   Saudi Arabia   Czech Republic   United Kingdom   Austria   Belgium - China, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium

Luxembourg   Korea   Malaysia   Mexico   India   Greece   Rwanda   - Luxembourg, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, India, Greece, Rwanda

The main source of information included in the table below are various internet sources. The list should be as accurate as possible. Howewer the mistakes and missentries can not be excluded. Please inform me if some plants are not included or if the entries should be modified. For other especially interesting large systems please follow the links below:

Special thanks for contributions (permissions to use pictures, errata etc.) to Top 50/100, Top 25 BIPV and to Top 5 ranked by country lists - listed in alphabetic order:

Accener S.L., APS, www.bergfoto.ch, Beck Energy GmbH, BP Solar, Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co.,Inc., Chevron Energy Solutions, City Solar AG, Deutsche BP AG, Ecofys, Ecostream, EEPro, Elektro Kirchner GmbH, ENEL, Energetica Energietechnik, EPURON GmbH, First Solar GmbH, Gehrlicher Umweltschonende Energiesysteme GmbH, Generaciones Fotovoltaicas de la Mancha, Geo-Images Project, Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH, Glaswerke Arnold GmbH&Co.KG, Globalsolar Inc., Goldbeck Solar GmbH, Gregory Kerwin, Grupo Enerpal, Tom Hansen (Tucson Electric Power), IBC SOLAR AG, IM2 Energia Solar, Jayme da Costa, juwi GmbH, K&S Consulting GmbH, Kahn Solar, Korowatt s.r.o., Martin Bucher Projektentwicklungen, Joel Mendel, Michelin Reifenwerke KGaA, MySolar, Takashi Oozeki - AIST, Pfalzwerke AG, Phoenix Solar AG, Pohlen Solar GmbH, Polder PV - Peter Segaar, PowerLight Corporation, PV Labor der HTI Bern, Ra Solar, Ralos Vertriebs GmbH, Reginald Brown (BSRIA Ltd), S.E. Project™ S.r.l., Scheuten Solar Technology, Seoul Marine Co., Sharp Electronics Europe GmbH, Shell Solar, Siemens Nederland N.V., SMA Technologie AG, Solar Energiedach GmbH, Solar Engineering Decker & Mack GmbH, Solar World SolarCraft, Solarparc AG, Solarpark Rodenäs GmbH, Solarstrom Schwaben GmbH, SonnenEnergie GmbH, Stephan Schröder Management GmbH, StroomWerk, Sun Power & Geothermal Energy, SunEnergy GmbH, SunStrom GmbH, TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH, Bram Vorster, WIRSOL GmbH, WorldWater & Power Corp., Floris Wouterlood

 

Power

Location

Description

Constructed

MWh/GHG

Picture

624 kW

es Spain,
Huércal Overa

Huércal Overa power plant

GM, GC, TRAC

pdf

3120 ATERSA 200W modules
5 x 100 kW arrays
five E/W trackers with 124 kW in total
3-Phase Solier 100 kW inverters, 25 kV transformers.

ATERSA
2006

   

623 kW

usa USA,
Santa Ana, CA

Wal-Mart Stores roof mounted system

RM, GC

BP Solar
October 2007

   

620 kW

de Germany,
Langenamming

RM, GC

ideematec GmbH
2007

   

617 kW

es Spain,
Hornillos de Cerrato
(Palencia)

Solar electric plant in Hornillos de Cerrato

GM, GC

Enerpal

   

612 kW

es Spain,
Guadix


Picture courtesy:
GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH

PV plant "Llanos de Guadix"

GM, GC, TRAC

Solon double axis tracking movers

GEOSOL Ibérica S.L.
June 2007

 

PV plant Guadix, 612 kWp, courtesy Geosol

612 kW

usa USA,
Farmingdale, NY


Picture courtesy:
PowerLight Corp.

FALA Direct Marketing

BIPV, RM, GC, DIST

Part of 1 MW project - includes three locations (612 kWp, 205 kWp and 193 kWp)



13464 PowerLight modules

Shell-Solar
PowerLight Corp.
October 2002

1065 MWh

800 tons CO2 emmision reduction annually
additional 30 tons NOx and 75 tons SOx over the next 25 years (all three locations)

Fala Direct Marketing

610 kW

jp Japan,
Wakayama

Shima Seiki Mfg Ltd.

RM, GC

roof mounted system

Sanyo modules

Sanyo

   

604 kW

es Spain,
Albesa
(Lleida)

Parque Solar de Albesa

GM, GC, TRAC

2880 SANYO PV modules HIP210-NHE5
98 DEGER trackers
SMA inverters

AE3000
2007

   

603 kW

at Austria,
Sattledt
(Wels)


Fronius facility roof mounted PV system

RM, GC

May 2007

   

600 kW

it Italy,
Corato
(Apulia)

Photovoltaic plant, Corato

GM, GC

SunTechnics
Janauary 2008

   

600 kW

de Germany,
Malsch

Freiland-
Solarkraftwerk, Former Hazardous Waste Landfill, Malsch

GM, GC

9216 First Solar modules

Nastro-
Umwelttechnik GmbH
April 2007

586 MWh
438 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

600 kW

es Spain,
Barcelona

Forum 2004, phase II. Roof of the Besó sewage treatment plant

RM, GC

2007

   

600 kW

es Spain,
Onda
(Castellón)

Alaplana Solarelectric plant

GM, GC

six units with 99,84 kWp each
624 BP Solar BP3160 modules per unit.

BP Solar
March 2006

828 MWh
800 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

600 kW

usa USA,
Oakland, NJ

Estee Lauder manufacturing operation, Oakland, NJ

RM, GC



3000 modules

DT Solar
April 2007

650 MWh

 

600 kW

it Italy,
Carloforte, Sardinia

Carloforte Hybrid Plant

GM, HY

1995

   

600 kW

it Italy,
Lamezia Terme

Photovoltaic Hybrid Plant

GM, HY

1996

   

600 kW

it Italy,
Salve

Photovoltaic Hybrid Plant

GM, HY

     

599 kW

de Germany,
Söchtenau
(Rosenheim)


Picture source:
EPURON GmbH, Hamburg

Solarpark Söchtenau


GM, GC

6 x 100 kW SINVERT inverters

SunTechnics Solartechnik GmbH
2002

596 MWh

Solarpark Söchtenau

598 kW

de Germany,
Gersthofen


Picture courtesy:
Goldbeck Solar GmbH

Co.Döderlein ALSG

RM, GC

Conergy STP170S 24/Ac modules
SolarMax inverters

Goldbeck Solar GmbH
August 2007

318 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

Co.Döderlein, Gersthofen, 598 kW, courtesy Goldbeck Solar GmbH

596 kW

usa USA,
Monroe, NJ

Wal-Mart Stores roof mounted system

RM, GC

Sun Edison LLC
March 2008

   

595 kW

usa USA,
Lake Elsinore, CA

Costco Wholesale Corporation

RM, GC

200 W Kyocera modules
SatCon 500 kVA inverter

SunEdison LLC
2007

   

594 kW

es Spain,
La Roda
(Cuenca)

Huerta Solar Casa Caracoles

GM, GC

2700 Canadian Solar modules

Immodo Solar S.A.
2007

   

593 kW

usa USA,
Covina, CA

Wal-Mart Stores roof mounted system

RM, GC

Sun Edison LLC
December 2007

   

592 kW

usa USA,
Hemet, CA

Center for Water Education, Hemet, CA

RM, BIPV, GC

Atlantis Energy Systems Inc.
2006

   

588 kW

usa USA,
Visalia, CA

Alcoa Building and Construction Systems' Kawneer manufacturing facility, Visalia, CA

RM, GC

4300 Uni-Solar modules

Constellation Energy Projects & Services
2007

   

588 kW

usa USA,
San Rafael, CA

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District in San Rafael (San Francisco Bay), ground mounted system

GM, GC

pdf

2940 Sharp ND-200U modules

EI Solutions
August 2006

1035 MWh
654 tons CO2 emission reduction in next 30 years

 

584 kW

usa USA,
City of Thousand Oaks, CA

Hill Canyon Water Treatment Plant, Camarillo, CA

GM, GC, TRAC

2783 SunPower modules

SunPower Corp.
April 2007

300 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

584 kW

de Germany,
Neuenmarkt


Picture courtesy:
IBC SOLAR AG

Bürgersolarkraftwerk Neuenmarkt

GM, GC
6 x 97,2 kWp arrays Kaneka K54 modules
180 x FRONIUS IG 30 Outdoor inverters

IBC SOLAR AG
December 2003

 

Bürgersolarkraftwerk Neuenmarkt - 584 kWp, courtesy IBC SOLAR AG

583 kW

be Belgium,
Duffel

Reynaers Aluminium NV

RM, GC

SMA inverters

Energiebau Solar Power Benelux BV
2008

550 MWh

 

583 kW

de Germany,
Ichenhausen-
Autenried


Picture source:
juwi GmbH, Mainz

Creaton Company

RM, GC

pdf

Schüco modules

juwi GmbH
January 2004

554 MWh

Solaranlage Autenried

580 kW

usa USA,
Lancaster, CA

Costco Wholesale Corp.

RM, GC

PermaCity Corp.
2006

   

580 kW

usa USA,
Vallejo, CA

Meyer Corporation, Vallejo, CA

RM, GC

PowerLight
SunPower Corp.
2007

233 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

580 kW

de Germany,
Mainz

Triwo AG

GC

10000 First Solar thinfilm modules

juwi GmbH
August 2006

525 MWh
350 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

579 kW

de Germany,
Rotvorwerk


Picture source:
Solarparc AG

Solarpark Rotvorwerk

GM, TRAC, GC

www

3375 SolarWorld's modules 165/175W
125 trackers
125 SMA inverters
Sunplug 4500.

Solarparc AG
August 2005

 

Solarpark Rotvorwerk, 579 kWp, copyright Solarparc AG

579 kW

de Germany,
Eggenbach

Solarpark Häfnerhof

GM, GC

IBC SOLAR AG
June 2007

318 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

571 kW

de Germany,
Nordhausen

Schachtbau Nordhausen

RM, GC

2856 Conergy S 200P modules
Solarmax 300C inverter

Goldbeck Solar GmbH
2007

   

570 kW

it Italy,
Firenze

Unicoop Scandicci, Firenze

RM, GC


2008

   

570 kW

de Germany,
Peiting, Amersee

Schotten & Hansen GmbH

RM, GC

roof mounted system

3450 BP 3165Q modules
SMA central inverter

pdf

BP Solar
Alpine Energie Deutschland GmbH
June 2006

595 MWh
420 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

566 kW

usa USA,
Oroville, CA


Picture courtesy:
Sun Power & Geothermal Energy Inc.

South Feather Water & Power Agency

GM, GC

pdf

Sun Power & Geothermal Energy Inc.
2004

539 tons CO2 emission reduction annually.

South Feather Water & Power Agency 566 kW solar system

564 kW

usa USA,
El Segundo, CA

West Basin Municipal Water District

RM, GC

2848 modules

SunPower Corp.
November 2006

783 MWh
246 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

563 kW

de Germany,
Langenried

Solarpark Langenried

GM, GC

7776 First Solar modules

Solarcomplex AG
2008

   

562 kW

de Germany,
München Freiham
(Bayern)

Hornbach Markt, Muenchen - Freiham

RM, GC

Green Energy 3000 GmbH
2008

   

562 kW

de Germany,
Erfurt


Picture courtesy:
Goldbeck Solar GmbH

Co.Gonvarri

roof mounted plant

3360 modules used
2 SMA SC250 inverters

Goldbeck Solar GmbH
October 2006

 

Co.Gonvarri, Erfurt, roof mounted plant, 562 kW - courtesy Goldbeck Solar GmbH

560 kW

de Germany,
Estenfeld

Freifeldgrosskraftwerk Estenfeld

GM, GC

Mono-Si modules REW120S/150S

Beck Energy GmbH
2005

   

560 kW

ch Switzerland,
Mont Soleil


Picture courtesy:
VSE

Mont-Soleil Power Plant

GM, GC

More details including links to production data (normalized monthly values) are available here

1992

 

Mont Soleil Power Plant

560 kW

usa USA,
Tempe, AZ


Picture courtesy:
APS

APS Solar Test and Research Center

GM, GC

   

APS STAR Center, Tempe, AZ, USA

559 kW

usa USA,
Carson, CA

California State University Dominguez Hills

RM, GC

SunEdison LLC
June 2006

   

556 kW

de Germany,
Freiberg


Picture courtesy:
SunStrom GmbH

Standalone plant Freiberg

GM, GC

SunStrom GmbH
2005

 

Freiberg, 556 kWp; courtesy SunStrom GmbH

555 kW

usa USA,
Las Vegas, AZ

Luce Reservoir
part of 3,1 MW Las Vegas Valley Water District's project

GM, TRAC, GC

Las Vegas Valley Water District

2670 modules

PowerLight Corp.
December 2006

1037 MWh
226 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

550 kW

usa USA,
Dayville, CT

United Natural Foods facility, Dayville, CT

RM, GC

December 2007

600 MWh
254 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 



* Abbreviations - explanation

BG - Biogas as additional energy source in hybrid systems
BIPV - Building integrated photovoltaic system
BM - Biomass as additional energy source in hybrid systems
CONC - Concentrating photovoltaic system
CSC - Coloured solar cells
DI - Diesel fuel as additional source of energy in hybrid systems
DIST - Distributed photovoltaic system
GC - Grid-connected photovoltaic system
GM - Ground-mounted photovoltaic system
FC - Fuell cells as additional energy source in hybrid systems
FI - Facade-integrated system
FLEX - Flexible solar cells
FM - Facade-mounted system
HY - Hybrid photovoltaic system
NB - Noise barrier
PB - PV System part of a passive building
RES - Residental housing
RI - Roof-integrated photovoltaic system
RM - Roof-mounted photovoltaic system
SA - Standalone photovoltaic system
SV - "Shadow-Voltaic" system
TF - Thin-Film (aSi, CdTe, CIS etc.)
TRAC - Tracking system
TRAN - Transparent modules
WI - Wind as additional source of energy in hybrid systems
WP - Water pumping
 

Roofs available for PV installations in Germany

 

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