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Large-scale photovoltaic power plants
range 1 - 50

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
(Galileo Galilei)

Solarpark Waldpolenz, courtesy juwi GmbH Solarpark Waldpolenz, courtesy juwi GmbH Solarpark Waldpolenz, courtesy juwi GmbH Solarpark Waldpolenz, courtesy juwi GmbH

Solarpark Waldpolenz, under construction
(courtesy: juwi GmbH)

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 > 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 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

23 MW

es 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

es 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

Solarpark El Calaveron - 21 MWp, courtesy EPURON

20 MW

es 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

es 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

Solarpark Beneixama 20 MWp, copyright City Solar AG

17,25 MW
(40 MW planned)

de Germany,
Brandis


Picture courtesy:
juwi GmbH, Mainz

Solarpark "Waldpolenz"

GM, GC

juwi GmbH
2007
2008

 

Solarpark "Waldpolenz", Germany, 2,5 MWp - courtesy juwi GmbH

14 MW

usa 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

es 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

 

Planta Solar de Salamanca 13,8 MWp, copyright Kyocera Corp.

12,7 MW

es Spain,
Lobosillo
(Murcia)


Picture courtesy:
Ecostream

Solarpark Lobosillo, Murcia

GM, GC

127 x 100 kW SolarMax inverters

Ecostream
September 2007

 

Solar Park Lobosillo, Murcia - 12,7 MWp, courtesy Ecostream

12 MW

de 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

pt 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

de Germany,
Pocking


Picture courtesy:
Martin Bucher Projekt-
entwicklungen

Solarpark Pocking

GM, GC

www

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

Solarpark Pocking, Germany, 10 MWp, courtesy Martin Bucher Projektentwicklungen

9,92 MW

es Spain,
Zuera
(zaragoza)

Parque Solar de Zuera

GM, GC, TRAC

47000 modules

Elecnor
2008

14500 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

9,508 MW

es 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

Huerta Solar Milagro - 9,5 MWp, copyright ACCIONA Energia

9 MW

es 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

es 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

es 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

de 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

Solarpark Goettelborn

8,22 MW

usa 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

es Spain,
La Solana
(Ciudad Real)

Planta Solar La Solana

GM, GC

40320 modules

Phoenix Solar AG
April 2008

9800 MWh

 

6,3 MW

de Germany,
Mühlhausen


Picture courtesy:
K&S Consulting GmbH

Solarpark Mühlhausen

GM, GC part of 10 MW Bavaria Solarpark

pdf

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

Mülhausen plant, part of Bavaria Solarpark, courtesy K&S Consulting GmbH

6,27 MW

es Spain,
Aldea del Conde
(Extremadura)

Huerta solar de Aldea del Conde

GM, GC, TRAC

Acciona Energia
October 2007

   

6 MW

de Germany,
Moorenweis
(Bayern)

Solarpark Moorenweis

GM, GC

Ecostream 175 Wp modules
Schletter mounting structures
Siemens inverters

Ecostream
December 2007

   

6 MW

es 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

es 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

de 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

Solarpark "Rote Jahne", Germany, 6 MWp - courtesy juwi GmbH

5,8 MW

de Germnay,
Igling- Buchloe
(Bayern)

Solarpark Igling-Buchloe

GM, GC

78000 FirstSolar modules

EPURON GmbH
2008

6000 MWh

 

5,8 MW

es 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

Solarpark Darro - 5,8 MWp, courtesy EPURON

5,568 MW

de Germany,
Oberottmarshausen
(Bavaria)


Picture courtesy:
juwi GmbH, Mainz

Freiflächenanlage im Allgäu (Bayern)

GM, GC

juwi GmbH
2007

 

Solarpark Oberotmarshausen, Germany, 5,5 MWp - courtesy juwi GmbH

5,27 MW

de 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

Solarpark Miegersbach, 5,3 MWp, courtesy Phoenix Solar AG

5,21 MW

jp Japan,
Kameyama

Sharp plant, Kameyama

BIPV, DIST, TRANS

2006

3400 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

5,076 MW

de Germany,
Kleinaitingen
(Bavaria)


Picture courtesy:
juwi GmbH, Mainz

Freiflächenanlage im Allgäu (Bayern)

GM, GC

juwi GmbH
2007

 

Solarpark Kleinaitingen, Germany, 5 MWp - courtesy juwi GmbH

5,04 MW

es Spain,
Alvarado
(Badajoz)

Planta de energia solar Girasol, Alvarado

GM, GC, TRAC

25200 200 W modules

TUSSOL
November 2007

   

5 MW

es 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

es 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

es Spain,
Abenójar
(Ciudad Real)

Parque Fotovoltaico Abenójar

GM, GC

Montebalito Energias Reovables
February 2008

   

5 MW

es Spain,
Bargas
(Toledo)

Parque Fotovoltaico Bargas

GM, GC

Montebalito Energias Reovables
February 2008

   

5 MW

de Germany,
Thierhaupten
(Bayern)

Solarpark Thierhaupten

GM, GC

City Solar AG
December 2007

   

5 MW

es 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

de Germany,
Bürstadt


Picture courtesy:
TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH, Tauberbischofsheim

Bürstadt plant

BIPV, RM, GC

www

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

Bürstadt plant, 5 MWp, courtesy TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH

5 MW

de Germany,
Espenhain


Picture courtesy:
GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH

Solarpark Leipziger Land

GM, GC

www

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

Solarpark Leipziger Land

4,8 MW

es 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

de 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

Solarpark Baar - 4,8 MWp, courtesy EPURON GmbH

4,59 MW

usa USA,
Tucson, AZ


Picture courtesy: Tucson Electric Power
Tom Hansen

Springerville Generating Station

GM, GC

www

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

Springerville Generating Station Solar System, picture courtesy Tucson Electric Power

4,4 MW

es 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

de Germany,
Königsbrück

Solarpark Königsbrück

GM, GC, TF

Phoenix Solar AG
2007

   

4,01 MW

es 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

es Spain,
Llerena
(Badajoz)

Planta Solar Fotovoltaica "Llerena 2"

GM, TRAC, GC

Xantrex inverters

SolarPack
SunPower Corp.
2008

8700 MWh

 

4 MW

de Germany,
Sembach


Picture courtesy:
City Solar AG

Gewerbepark Sembach, Solarkraftwerk Sembach

GM, GC

www

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

Solarpark Sembach 4 MWp, courtesy City Solar AG

4 MW

de 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

Solarpark Saarbrücken 4 MWp, courtesy City Solar AG

4 MW

de Germany,
Geiseltalsee, Merseburg


Picture courtesy:
Deutsche BP AG

Solarpark Geiseltalsee/
Merseburg

GM, GC

pdf

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

Geiseltalsee PV plant



* 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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