Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park

Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park
Official name Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla de Alarcón
Country Spain
Location Olmedilla de Alarcón
Coordinates 39°37′43″N 02°04′37″W / 39.62861°N 2.07694°W / 39.62861; -2.07694Coordinates: 39°37′43″N 02°04′37″W / 39.62861°N 2.07694°W / 39.62861; -2.07694
Status Operational
Commission date July 2008
Construction cost €384 million
Solar field
Type Flat-panel PV
Power generation
Units operational 270,000
Nameplate capacity 60 MWp
Annual net output 87.5 GWh
Website
www.nobesol.com

The Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park is a 60-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant, located in Olmedilla de Alarcón, Spain. When completed in July 2008, it was the world's largest power plant using photovoltaic technology.[1][2]

The plant employs more than 270,000 conventional solar panels, using solar cells made of conventional crystalline silicon. Olmedilla generates about 87,500 megawatt-hours per year, enough to power 40,000 homes. Construction of the plant cost €384 million (US$530 million).[1][3][4]

Timeline of the largest PV power stations in the world
Year(a)Name of PV power stationCountryCapacity
MW
1982Lugo United States1
1985Carrisa Plain United States5.6
2005Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen) Germany6.3
2006Erlasee Solar Park Germany11.4
2008Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park Spain60
2010Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant Canada97
2011Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park China200
2012Agua Caliente Solar Project United States290
2014Topaz Solar Farm(b) United States550
2015Longyangxia Dam Solar Park China850
2016Tengger Desert Solar Park China1547
Also see list of photovoltaic power stations and list of noteworthy solar parks
(a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in  MWAC otherwise in MWDC

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mims, Christopher (2009-06-04). "Slide Show: The World's 10 Largest Renewable Energy Projects". Scientific American. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  2. ↑ "Solar Energy Country Notes update". Survey of Energy Resources Interim Update 2009. World Energy Council. 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Olmedilla de Alarcón (España)". Nobesol. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  4. ↑ Al Gore (2009). Our Choice, p. 65.


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