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Erlasee Solar Park | |
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Country | Germany |
Location | Arnstein, Main-Spessart, Bavaria |
Coordinates | 50°0′11″N9°55′14″E / 50.00306°N 9.92056°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 2005 |
Commission date | September 2006 |
Construction cost | €70 million |
Owner(s) | S.A.G. Solarstrom and others |
Solar farm | |
Type | Flat-panel PV |
Site area | 77 ha (190.3 acres) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1,464 x 12 |
Nameplate capacity | 11.4 MW |
Capacity factor |
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Annual net output | 14 GWh |
The Erlasee Solar Park, or Solarstrompark Gut Erlasee, is an 11.4 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Bavaria, southern Germany, in one of the sunniest regions of the country. Constructed on a former vineyard by the company Solon SE in 2006, it was then the world's largest photovoltaic power station.
The project uses 1,464 double-axis solar trackers to increase the annual electricity yield by 30 percent. Each tracker shoulders twelve conventional solar panels made of crystalline silicon. The plant generates about 14,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) annually, or as much as the average consumption of the nearby town of Arnstein. [1]
The plant cost €70 million and covers an area of 77 hectares (190 acres). The project was officially commissioned on 1 September 2006. The inauguration party included a concert given by the popular German rock bands BAP and The BossHoss.
Year(a) | Name of PV power station | Country | Capacity MW |
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1982 | Lugo | United States | 1 |
1985 | Carrisa Plain | United States | 5.6 |
2005 | Bavaria Solarpark (Mühlhausen) | Germany | 6.3 |
2006 | Erlasee Solar Park | Germany | 11.4 |
2008 | Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park | Spain | 60 |
2010 | Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant | Canada | 97 |
2011 | Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park | China | 200 |
2012 | Agua Caliente Solar Project | United States | 290 |
2014 | Topaz Solar Farm (b) | United States | 550 |
2015 | Longyangxia Dam Solar Park | China | 850 |
2016 | Tengger Desert Solar Park | China | 1547 |
2019 | Pavagada Solar Park | India | 2050 |
2020 | Bhadla Solar Park | India | 2245 |
2024 | Midong Solar Park | China | 3500 |
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