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Largest photovoltaic systems in some countries
"Plan and plant for a better tomorrow." (J.C. Raulston)
Some large photovoltaic systems in Germany, USA, Italy and in the Switzerland (Source/Copyright - from left to the right:
Hemau, Germany EPURON,
Rancho Seco, CA, USA NREL PIX,
Serre, Italy IEA PVPS Task 2,
Mont Soleil, Switzerland VSE - Verein Schweizerischer Elektrizitätsunternehmen.)
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The largest photovoltaic systems in some countries are presented in
the table below.
If some power plants are missing and should be included in this table, or if some entries in the table
should be modified, please mail detailed information to
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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:
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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 there some plants are missing
or the entries should be modified. For other especially interesting large systems please follow the links below:
Complete list:
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51-100 >
101-150 >
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201-250 >
251-300 >
301-350 >
351-400 ...
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Largest BIPV systems
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
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Power
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Location
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Description
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Constructed
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MWh/GHG
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Picture
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630 kW
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Australia,
Sydney
Picture source:
BP Solar
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Athletes Village, olympic games
BIPV, DIST, RES, GC
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2000
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400 kW
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Australia,
Singleton
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Singleton Power Plant
GM, HY, SA
3312 a-Si and
3456 mc-Si panels on steel frames 5 x 50 kW and 36 x 4 kW inverters.
More details...
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1998
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500 MWh
500 tons GHG emission reduction annualy
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288 kW
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Australia,
Lajamanu
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Solar Power Station Lajamanu
GM, TRAC, CONC
air cooled PV concentrator dishes
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2005
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240 kW
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Australia,
Yuendumu
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Solar Power Station Yuendumu
GM, TRAC, CONC
air cooled PV concentrator dishes
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2005
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225 kW
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Australia, King's Canyon National Park
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King's Canyon National Park solar system
SA
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603 kW
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Austria,
Sattledt (Wels)
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Fronius facility roof mounted PV system
RM, GC
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May 2007
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420 kW
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Austria,
Blons
Picture courtesy:
Energetica Energietechnik
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Biosphärenpark Blons, Vorarlberg
GM, TRAC, GC
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Energetica Energietechnik 2003
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530 MWh
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350 kW
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Austria,
Salzburg
Picture courtesy:
Sharp
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Salzburg airport
GM, GC
Sharp modules.
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NET
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250 kW
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Austria,
Frantschach-St.Gertraud Carinthia
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Private owned roof mounted system
RM, GC
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270 MWh
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235 kW
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Austria,
Werfenweng
Picture courtesy:
Sharp
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Standalone system in Werfenweng
GM, GC
Sharp modules
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NET
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294 MWh
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1,3 MW
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Belgium,
Middelkerke
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The solar farm at Boterdijk, Middelkerke
GM, GC
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Electrawinds June 2007
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583 kW
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Belgium,
Duffel
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Reynaers Aluminium NV
RM, GC
SMA inverters
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Energiebau Solar Power Benelux BV 2008
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550 MWh
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500 kW
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Belgium,
Zedelgem
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Co. "Freeze & Store", roof mounted system
RM, GC
AZUR Solar modules
Solarmax 300 C inverter
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AZUR Solar GmbH July 2007
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450 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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361 kW
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Belgium,
Hasselt
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Stad Hasselt
RM, GC
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350 kW
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Belgium,
Wielsbeke
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Lysair facility Wielsbeke
RM, GC
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1 MW
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China,
Shenzhen
Picture courtesy:
BP Solar
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Shenzhen International Floral Exhibition buildings
BIPV, RM, DIST, GC
BP modules (686 kW) and Kyocera modules used
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BP Solar Beijing Corona corp. 2004
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823 MWh
GHG reduction 1144 tons annualy (BP Solar part), all together about 1000 MWh electricity production annualy.
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350 kW
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China,
Hong Kong
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EMSD Headquarters
RM, GC
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, the Government of the Hong Kong PV Installation, Kowloon Bay
2300 mono-crystalline Si modules some glass laminates also used.
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300 kW
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China,
Beijing
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Beijing Museum Project
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United Solar Ovonic LLC
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702 kW
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Czech Republic,
Ostrožská Lhota (Zlín region)
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Photovoltaic Plant HiTech 700
GM, GC
SolarMax inverters
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HiTechSolar, s.r.o. September 2007
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693 kW
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Czech Republic,
Bušanovice
Picture courtesy:
Korowatt s.r.o.
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Ground mounted PV plant in Bušanovice
GM, GC
5320 Mitsubishi PV-MF 130EA 2L modules 2 x SolarMax 300 C inverter
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January 2007
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628 MWh 725 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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670 kW
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Czech Republic,
Dubňany
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Photovoltaic plant FVE Sluneta in Dubňany
GM, GC, TRAC fixed and tracking arrays
Schüco, Sharp, PVT, Mitsubishi modules SMA SB 3300, 5000 TL, SMC 7000, 8000 TL, inverters
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August 2007
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700 MWh
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1 MW
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Réunion Island
Picture source/ copyright:
Sputnik Engineering, Photowatt
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Roof mounted system on Réunion Island
RM, GC
Photowatt modules
3 x 300 kW Sputnik Inverters
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Photowatt January 2007
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1300 MWh
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446 kW
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France,
Moissy-Cramayel (Paris)
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Co.ProLogis
RM, GC
PV roofing system on one of the ProLogis's warehouses
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Solar Integrated 2006
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17,25 MW (40 MW planned)
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Germany,
Brandis
Picture courtesy:
juwi GmbH, Mainz
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Solarpark "Waldpolenz"
GM, GC
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juwi GmbH 2007 2008
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12 MW
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Germany,
Erlasee/Arnstein, Bavaria
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Solarpark Gut Erlasee
GM, TRAC, GC
almost 1500 SOLON movers used
8 kWp per mover, double axis tracking.
28000 Solon modules.
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Solon AG 2006
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10 MW
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Germany,
Pocking
Picture courtesy:
Martin Bucher Projekt- entwicklungen
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Solarpark Pocking
GM, GC

57912 Shell Solar modules 4 x 1600 kVA inverter units, 4 x 400 kVA MSSS each unit.
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Shell Solar GmbH Martin Bucher Projekt- entwicklungen April 2006
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10000 tons CO2 emission reduction annualy
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8,4 MW
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Germany,
Göttelborn
Picture courtesy:
City Solar AG
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Solarpark Zeche Göttelborn
GM, GC

Part 1: 50000 modules, 23544 Phottowat A 165 P rest Asteria 175PX polycrystalline modules Part 2: .
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City Solar AG EPURON GmbH Suntechnics GmbH Part 1: August 2004 Part 2: September 2007
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8400 MWh 6500 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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6,3 MW
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Germany,
Mühlhausen
Picture courtesy:
K&S Consulting GmbH
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Solarpark Mühlhausen
GM, GC part of 10 MW Bavaria Solarpark

15 x 340 MSS, 2 x 300 MSS Siemens Sinvert inverters.
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K&S Consulting GmbH & Co.KG PowerLight Corp. December 2004
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6750 MWh 6200 tons CO2 emission reduction in next 30 years
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171 kW
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Greece,
Xirolimi (Crete Island)
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Xirolimi area stand alone PV plant, Crete
GM, GC
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168 kW
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Greece,
Mesochori Asterousion (Crete Island)
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Mesochori Asterousion stand alone PV plant
GM, GC
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239 kW
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India,
Dewas, Indore
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Co.Steel Tubes of India, private owned standalone system
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Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam
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150 kW
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India
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Standalone plant ordered by Lakshadweep Administration
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BHEL
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110 kW
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India,
Rakalpur, Sagar Islands
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Rural standalone PV system in Rakalpur, Sagar Islands
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BHEL
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105 kW
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India,
Mousuni Island
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Rural standalone PV system at Mousuni Island
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BHEL
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100 kW
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India,
Jaitpur Kalan, Rajgarh district (Madhya Pradesh)
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Rural standalone PV system in village Jaitpur Kalan of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh
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Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam
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3,3 MW
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Italy, Serre
Picture courtesy:
IEA PVPS Task 2
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Centrale di Serre Persano
GM, GC
ENEL research centre
60000 modules, 90% poly- and 10% monocrystalline
More details...
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ENEL 1995
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2 MW
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Italy,
Villacidro (Cagliari, Sardinia)
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Photovoltaic installations Vilacidro 1 an 2, Vilacidro, Sardinia
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Soluxia- Sorgenia 2007
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2600 MWh 3500 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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1 MW
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Italy,
Benevento (Campagnia)
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Photovoltaic installation in Benvento, Campagnia
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Soluxia- Sorgenia November 2007
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1 MW
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Italy,
Enna (Sicila)
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Photovoltaic installation in Enna, Sicilia
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Soluxia- Sorgenia November 2007
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1 MW
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Italy,
Rende
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Photovoltaic installation on biomass-fired power plant location
5486 Sharp NUS5E3E modules 3 x Sinvert 340 kVA inverters
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Siemens SpA October 2007
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5,21 MW
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Japan,
Kameyama
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Sharp plant, Kameyama
BIPV, DIST, TRANS
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2006
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3400 tons CO2 emission reduction annualy
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2,13 MW
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Japan,
Ota City Gunma Prefecture
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Pal-Town Jyosai-no-mori
RM, DIST, RES Roof mounted systems in Ota City (Tokyo) on 553 houses NEDO’s R&D project
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2002 - 2007
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1,5 MW
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Japan,
Kiyota/Sapporo City, Hokkaido
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Hills Garden Kiyota
BIPV, DIST, RES, RM, GC
residental photovoltaic system, 503 houses.
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2005
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1,019 MW
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Japan,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Picture courtesy:
AIST Research Center for Photovoltaics
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
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AIST Megasolar Town
BIPV, GM, FI, DIST, GC
5600 modules, Sharp, Kyocera, Mitsubishi, Shell Solar Japan, MHI, Sanyo, MSK, Matsushita
211 inverter 4 kW units, Sharp, Kyocera, Mitsubishi, OMRON, MHI, Sanyo, MSK, Matsushita
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NTT facilities Part 1: 2001 Part 2: April 2004
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1000 MWh 300 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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780 kW
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Japan,
Miyakojima Island, Okinawa
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Miyakojima Photovoltaic System
GM, HY
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2,2 MW
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Korea,
Mungyeong (North Gyeongsang Province)
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Mungyeong SP Solar Mountain PV plant
GM, GC, TRAC
10500 modules
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LG CNS Co., Ltd SP Energy Co. Ltd PowerLight Corp. April 2007
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2 MW
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Samryangjin
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WEPCO's solar energy system, Samryangjin
GM, GC
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Hyosung Cor. Korea Western Power Co., Ltd. November 2007
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1 MW
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Korea,
YoungGwang
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YoungGwang Solar Power Plant - "Korea Solec Energy Co., Ltd&qupot;
GM, GC
200 W and 228 W modules 4 x SMA inveters
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Symphony Energy Co. November 2007
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1 MW
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Korea,
Haenam
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Hyein Power Plant, Haenam
GM, GC
205 W solar modules 4 x SMA inverters
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Symphony Energy Co. September 2007
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1 MW
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Dugori,
Southern Jeolla province
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PV plant on abandoned salt farm in Dugori Byeolryang county
of Southern Jeolla province, Sooncheon city
GM, GC
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Seoul Marine Corp. April 2007
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300 kW
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Luxembourg,
Grevenmacher
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Shopping Center Copal in Grevenmacher
BIPV, TF, GC

Uni-Solar US-116-MC Modules, Fronius IG-30 inverters.
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Solarpower S.A. 2003
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270 MWh
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47 kW
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Luxembourg,
Folkendange
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Tracking system in Folkendange
GM, TRAC, GC

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2003
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63,2 MWh 1330.68 kWh/kWp in 2005 50,6 tons CO2 emission reduction annualy
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2,3 MW
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The Netherlands,
Vijfhuizen
Picture courtesy: Bram Vorster
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Floriade exhibition hall
RI, BIPV, TRAN, GC
More details...
about Floriade system
courtesy Siemens Nederland N.V.
19380 modules - Siemens and Shell Solar.
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Siemens Nederland N.V. April 2002
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1400 MWh
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1,25 MW
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The Netherlands,
Veenendaal
Picture courtesy:
Ecofys
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40 apartment buildings in Veenendaal
BIPV, RM, RES, DIST, GC
roof mounted systems.
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Ecostream January 2004
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950 MWh 570 tons CO2 emission reduction annualy
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1 MW
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The Netherlands,
Amersfoort - Nieuwland
Picture source:
NREL Pix
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Amersfoort BIPV system on 500 roofs
BIPV, RM, DIST, RES, GC
Consists of three stages:
Nieuwland K1 389 kWp
Megawattproject N2 261 kWp
Megawattproject N4 244 kWp.
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1998-1999
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1 MW
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The Netherlands,
Apeldoorn
Picture courtesy:
Lafarge
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Apeldoorn municipal housing, reconstruction
BIPV, RI, DIST, RES, GC

Braas Blue Sky PV 80 systems used.
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Lafarge Roofing 2002 (250 kWp) 2003 (750 kWp)
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750 MWh
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674 kW
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The Netherlands,
Waalwijk
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"Ecopark Waalwijk"
GM, GC, HY, WI, BG
Hybrid system: 674 kWp PV,
5 wind turbines 1,5 MW and a landfill gas recovery

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October 2005
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11 MW
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Portugal,
Serpa
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Serpa PV power plant
GM, GC, TRAC
52000 SunPower, Sanyo, Sharp, Suntech modules PowerLight PowerTracker®
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PowerLight Corp. March 2007
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30000 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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756 kW
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Portugal,
Mértola
Picture courtesy:
Jayme da Costa, Mecânica e Electricidade, S.A.
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Pão e Água PV Plant
GM, GC, TF
12600 thin film modules
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Jayme da Costa, Mecânica e Electricidade, S.A. May 2007
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1200 MWh 826 tons CO2 emission reduction annually
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124 kW
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