World's largest photovoltaic systems (range 1-50)

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Large-scale photovoltaic power plants
range 1 - 50

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Solarpark Waldpolenz, courtesy juwi GmbH

Solarpark Waldpolenz, under construction
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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 > 170 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 . 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, USA, Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal

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

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

                     - 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
23 MW	Spain, Hoya de Los Vincentes, Jumilla (Murcia)	Parque Solar Hoya de Los Vincentes, Jumilla GM, GC, TRAC	Luzentia January 2008	41600 MWh 42000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
21 MW	Spain, Calavéron Picture source: EPURON GmbH, Hamburg	Solarpark Calaveron GM, GC, TRAC 100000 Conergy PowerPlus modules, 18 MW tracking arrays, 3 MW fixed arrays	EPURON GmbH 2008	40000 MWh
20 MW	Spain, Trujillo (Cáceres)	Planta Solar La Magascona GM, GC, TRAC SunPower trackers 120,000 Atersa modules	Elecnor 2008	42,000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
20 MW	Spain, Beneixama (Alicante) Picture courtesy/photo: City Solar AG Accener S.L.	Solarpark Beneixama GM, GC 200 x 100 kW Sinvert Master inverters 100000 City Solar PQ 200 modules	City Solar AG Accener S.L. September 2007	30000 MWh 30000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
17,25 MW (40 MW planned)	Germany, Brandis Picture courtesy: juwi GmbH, Mainz	Solarpark "Waldpolenz" GM, GC	juwi GmbH 2007 2008
14 MW	USA, Nellis, NV	Nellis Air Force Base GM, GC, TRAC SunPower T20 tracker, SunPower® tracker 70000 modules GT250 Xantrex inverters	SunPower Corp. December 2007	30000 MWh 24000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
13,8 MW	Spain, Salamanca Picture copyright: Kyocera Corp.	Planta Solar de Salamanca GM, GC 70000 Kyocera modules SMA inverters	Avanzalia Solar, S.L. Kyocera Corp. September 2007
12,7 MW	Spain, Lobosillo (Murcia) Picture courtesy: Ecostream	Solarpark Lobosillo, Murcia GM, GC 127 x 100 kW SolarMax inverters	Ecostream September 2007
12 MW	Germany, Erlasee/Arnstein	Solarpark Gut Erlasee GM, GC, TRAC 1408 SOLON movers used 8 kWp per mover, double axis tracking. 28000 Solon modules	Solon AG 2006	14000 MWh 7700 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
11 MW	Portugal, Serpa (Alentejo)	Serpa PV power plant GM, GC, TRAC 52000 SunPower, Sanyo, Sharp, Suntech modules PowerLight PowerTracker® Siemens inverters	PowerLight Corp. March 2007	30000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
10 MW	Germany, Pocking Picture courtesy: Martin Bucher Projekt- entwicklungen	Solarpark Pocking GM, GC 57912 Shell Solar modules Siemens inverters 24 x 400 kVA 4 x 1600 kVA inverter units, 4 x 400 kVA MSSS each unit.	Shell Solar GmbH Martin Butcher Projektentwicklungen part 1: December 2005 part 2: January 2006	10000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
9,92 MW	Spain, Zuera (zaragoza)	Parque Solar de Zuera GM, GC, TRAC 47000 modules	Elecnor 2008	14500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
9,508 MW	Spain, Milagro Picture copyright: ACCIONA Energia	Huerta Solar Monte Alto GM, TRAC, GC 556 7 kWp units, 308 13 kWp units, most of them tracking Isofoton, BP Solar, Yingli Solar, Schott Solar, Sanyo Electric modules 889 units, 11 kW and 5 kW trackers	ACCIONA Solar S.A. 2006	14000 MWh 13400 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
9 MW	Spain, Villar de Cañas (Castilla-La Mancha)	Planta Solar Villar de Cañas GM, GC Yingli SOlar modules 90 x 100 kVA Siemens inverters	Control y Montajes Industriales, CYMI S.A. March 2008
8,76 MW	Spain, Viana (Navarre)	Parque Fotovoltaico Arbante, Viana GM, TRAC, GC 556 7 kWp units, 308 13 kWp units, most of them tracking 51410 ALEO, Scheuten modules 369 Ingeteam inverters	Solartia July 2007	11040 MWh 11670 tons CO₂, 32,7 tons SO₂ emission reduction annually
8,4 MW	Spain, Isla Mayor (Sevilla)	Planta Solar Fotovoltaica "Isla Mayor" GM, TRAC, GC 41694 Sharp, PowerLight, Evergreen modules Ingeteam, SMA inverters	SolarPack SunPower Corp. 2008	14200 MWh
8,4 MW	Germany, Göttelborn Picture courtesy: City Solar AG	Solarpark Zeche Göttelborn GM, GC Part 1: 50000 modules, 23544 Phottowat A 165 P rest Asteria 175PX polycrystalline modules Part 2: .	City Solar AG EPURON GmbH Suntechnics GmbH Part 1: August 2004 Part 2: November 2007	8400 MWh 6500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
8,22 MW	USA, San Luis Valley Alamosa, CO	Alamosa Photovoltaic Solar Plant GM, GC, TRAC Solon movers Xantrex inmverters 12 x GT 500 kW inverters, 288 x GT3.8 kW inverters	SunEdison LLC December 2007	17.000 MWh
6,5 MW	Spain, La Solana (Ciudad Real)	Planta Solar La Solana GM, GC 40320 modules	Phoenix Solar AG April 2008	9800 MWh
6,3 MW	Germany, Mühlhausen Picture courtesy: K&S Consulting GmbH	Solarpark Mühlhausen GM, GC part of 10 MW Bavaria Solarpark 15 x 340 MSS, 2 x 300 MSS Siemens Sinvert inverters	K&S Consulting GmbH & Co.KG PowerLight Corp. December 2004	6750 MWh 6200 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
6,27 MW	Spain, Aldea del Conde (Extremadura)	Huerta solar de Aldea del Conde GM, GC, TRAC	Acciona Energia October 2007
6 MW	Germany, Moorenweis (Bayern)	Solarpark Moorenweis GM, GC Ecostream 175 Wp modules Schletter mounting structures Siemens inverters	Ecostream December 2007
6 MW	Spain, Crevillent, Alicante	Huerta Solar Crevillent GM, TRAC, GC 556 7 kWp units, 308 13 kWp units, most of them tracking 27400 modules, 56 x 108 kW	Enercoop Group January 2008	8000 MWh 7500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
6 MW	Spain, Olmedilla (Castilla La Mancha)	Huerta Solar de Olmedilla de Alarcón GM, GC, TRAC Part 1: 708 Degertrackers, 3,22 MWp Part 2: 720 Degertraker 5000 NT, 3,28 MWp	Solaer Energias Renovables November 2007
6 MW	Germany, Doberschütz (Landkreis Delitzsch) Picture courtesy: juwi GmbH, Mainz	Solarpark "Rote Jahne" GM, GC 92880 solar modules First Solar FS-260, FS-262, FS-265 11 x Xantrex GT500E-FS9 inverters	juwi GmbH 2007	5700 MWh 3750 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
5,8 MW	Germnay, Igling- Buchloe (Bayern)	Solarpark Igling-Buchloe GM, GC 78000 FirstSolar modules	EPURON GmbH 2008	6000 MWh
5,8 MW	Spain, Darro (Granada) Picture source: EPURON GmbH, Hamburg	Solarpark Darro GM, GC, TRAC 29964 Conergy C180M and SunPower STM210 modules 710 double axis trackers SolarOptimus by Conergy	EPURON GmbH SunTechnics GmbH July 2007	11600 MWh
5,568 MW	Germany, Oberottmarshausen (Bavaria) Picture courtesy: juwi GmbH, Mainz	Freiflächenanlage im Allgäu (Bayern) GM, GC	juwi GmbH 2007
5,27 MW	Germany, Miegersbach Picture courtesy: Phoenix Solar AG	Freiland SonnenStrom- Anlage Miegersbach GM, GC Part 1: 5824 PW 1650 175W modules, 5.792 PW 1650 165W modules (Photowatt) Part 2: 20412 Phoenix Solar PHX-160 162W modules Part 1: 2x SMA Sunny Central SC 1000MV Part 2: 3x SMA Sunny Central SC 1000MV7 Habdank mounting structures	Phoenix Solar AG Part 1 June 2005 Part 2: December 2005	1877/3135 MWh 3150/5500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually part 1/part 2
5,21 MW	Japan, Kameyama	Sharp plant, Kameyama BIPV, DIST, TRANS	2006	3400 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
5,076 MW	Germany, Kleinaitingen (Bavaria) Picture courtesy: juwi GmbH, Mainz	Freiflächenanlage im Allgäu (Bayern) GM, GC	juwi GmbH 2007
5,04 MW	Spain, Alvarado (Badajoz)	Planta de energia solar Girasol, Alvarado GM, GC, TRAC 25200 200 W modules	TUSSOL November 2007
5 MW	Spain, La Puente de Piedra (Soria)	Plataforma Solar Fotovoltaica La Puente de Piedra GM, GC 64000 modules when compleded (11 MW)	Solarig January 2008	16000 MWh 11500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
5 MW	Spain, Daimiel (Castilla-La Mancha)	Planta de energia solar Arsol 1 GM, GC	Aries Ingeniería March 2008	8500 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
5 MW	Spain, Abenójar (Ciudad Real)	Parque Fotovoltaico Abenójar GM, GC	Montebalito Energias Reovables February 2008
5 MW	Spain, Bargas (Toledo)	Parque Fotovoltaico Bargas GM, GC	Montebalito Energias Reovables February 2008
5 MW	Germany, Thierhaupten (Bayern)	Solarpark Thierhaupten GM, GC	City Solar AG December 2007
5 MW	Spain, Bullas (Murcia)	Ecoparque Solar de Bullas, Murcia GM, GC, TF 73055 First Solar FS267, FS270 modules Habdank mounting structures 375 x SMA SMC 7000 HV inverters	Gehrlicher Umweltschoenende Energiesysteme GmbH 2007	7750 MWh 8155 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
5 MW	Germany, Bürstadt Picture courtesy: TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH, Tauberbischofsheim	Bürstadt plant BIPV, RM, GC BP Solar modules 3 x 340 MSS (3 units), 3 x 400 MSS (1 unit) Siemens Sinvert inverters	TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH, activ solar GmbH, Ralos Vertriebs Gmbh May 2005	4500 MWh 3200 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
5 MW	Germany, Espenhain Picture courtesy: GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH	Solarpark Leipziger Land GM, GC 32724 Shell Solar modules Serie SQ 150 (150Wp) 4 x MSS Siemens Sinvert inverters units (4 x 400 kW each) wooden mounting structure	Shell Solar GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH August 2004	5000 MWh 3700 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
4,8 MW	Spain, Llerena (Badajoz)	Planta Solar Fotovoltaica "Llerena 1" GM, TRAC, GC 20976 PowerLight, SunTech modules SMA inverters	SolarPack SunPower Corp. 2008	8500 MWh
4,8 MW	Germany, Baar (Bayern) Picture source: EPURON GmbH, Hamburg	Solarpark Baar GM, GC, TF 66240 thin film modules SolarLineaa mounting structure by Conergy	EPURON GmbH SunTechnics GmbH December 2007	3600 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
4,59 MW	USA, Tucson, AZ Picture courtesy: Tucson Electric Power Tom Hansen	Springerville Generating Station GM, GC 34980 modules BP Solarex MST-43 ASE 300 DG/50 FIRST SOLAR FS-45 & FS-50	Global Solar Energy Inc. 2001-2004 additional arrays will be added	7732 MWh in 2005 minute peak performance 5113 kW AC
4,4 MW	Spain, Herencia (Castilla La Mancha)	Parque fotovoltaico Herencia GM, GC	Montebalito Energías Renovables Invercartera Energía December 2007	5000 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
4,093 MW	Germany, Königsbrück	Solarpark Königsbrück GM, GC, TF	Phoenix Solar AG 2007
4,01 MW	Spain, Aznalcóllar (Sevilla)	Aznalcóllar solar energy farm solar plant on former pyrite mine settling basins GM, GC 5, 12, 45, 85, 100 kW units more than 28000 modules	Gamesa Idesa 2007	5400 MWh 5132 tons CO₂ 113 tons SO₂ 17 tons NO₂ emission reduction annually
4 MW	Spain, Llerena (Badajoz)	Planta Solar Fotovoltaica "Llerena 2" GM, TRAC, GC Xantrex inverters	SolarPack SunPower Corp. 2008	8700 MWh
4 MW	Germany, Sembach Picture courtesy: City Solar AG	Gewerbepark Sembach, Solarkraftwerk Sembach GM, GC 6210 modules (part 1) 4800 City Solar's PQ200 modules (part 2) 9300 modules (part 3)	City Solar AG May 2005 (part 1) November 2005 (part 2) July 2006 (part 3)	3950 MWh 3100 tons CO₂ emission reduction annually
4 MW	Germany, Saarbrücken Picture courtesy: City Solar AG	Solarpark Saarbrücken GM, GC Part 1 (1,4 MWp) 9.264 polycrystalline Sharp modules 14 x 100 kW MS SINVERT inverters. part 2 (1,8 MWp - part of "Solar generation Fund I") 10.360 Sharp C170M modules Siemens Sinvert inverters part 3 (800 kWp) 3.500 City Solar's PQ200 modules	City Solar AG EPURON GmbH SunTechnics GmbH part 1, June 2004 part 2, September 2005 part 3, December 2005	part 1, 1400 MWh part 2, 1751 MWh part 3, 782 MWh CO₂ emission reduction annually 1.100 tons, part 1 1.500 tons, part 2 600 tons, part 3
4 MW	Germany, Geiseltalsee, Merseburg Picture courtesy: Deutsche BP AG	Solarpark Geiseltalsee/ Merseburg GM, GC 25000 mono- and polycrystalline modules BP 5170 S (Saturn) and BP 3160 QS (Poly) 2 x 340 MSS 1 x 340 MS SINVERT inverters	BP Solar September 2004	3400 MWh 2300 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

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