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Several large solar photovoltaic power stations have been built, mainly in Europe. Germany has a 10 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic system in Pocking, and a 12 MW plant in Arnstein, with a 40 MW power station planned for Muldentalkreis. Portugal has an 11 MW plant in Serpa and a 62 MW power station is planned for Moura. A 20 MW power plant is also planned for Beneixama, Spain. A photovoltaic power station proposed for Australia will use heliostat concentrator technology, should come into service in 2010, and is expected to have a capacity of 154 MW when it is completed in 2013.^[1]

World's largest photovoltaic power stations

**World's largest photovoltaic (PV) power plants^[2]**
Name	Country	DC Peak Power (MW)	Description	GW·h/year
Solar power station in Victoria^[3]	Australia	154	Heliostat concentrator photovoltaic technology**	n.a.
Girrasol plant^[4]	Portugal	62	350,000 BP Solar panels*	88
Waldpolenz Solar Park^[5] ^[6]	Germany	40	550,000 First Solar thin-film modules**	40
Beneixama^[7]^[8]^[9]	Spain	20	Tenesol, Aleo and Solon solar modules with Q-Cells cells	30
Nellis Solar Power Plant	USA	15	70,000 solar panels*	25
Erlasee Solar Park^[10]	Germany	12	1408 Solon mover	14
Serpa solar power plant^[11]	Portugal	11	52,000 solar modules	20
Pocking Solar Park	Germany	10	57,912 solar modules	11.5
Monte Alto photovoltaic power plant	Spain	9.5		14
Bavaria Solarpark in Muhlhausen^[12]	Germany	6.3	57,600 solar modules	6.7
Kameyama	Japan	5.2	47,000 square meters on Sharp LCD factory roof	n.a.
Bürstadt	Germany	5	30,000 BP solar modules	4.2
Espenhain	Germany	5	33,500 Shell solar modules	5.0
Springerville	USA	4.59	34,980 BP solar modules	7.8
Geiseltalsee	Germany	4	25,000 BP solar modules	3.4
Gottelborn	Germany	4	50,000 solar modules	8.2
Hemau	Germany	4	32,740 solar modules	3.9
Rancho Seco	USA	3.9	n.a.	n.a.
Dingolfing	Germany	3.3	Solara, Sharp and Kyocera solar modules	3.0
Serre	Italy	3.3	60,000 solar modules	n.a.

* Under construction; ** Proposed

For comparison, the largest non-photovoltaic solar plant, the solar thermal SEGS in California has an installed capacity of 350 MW. The largest nuclear power stations generate more than 1,000 MW.

Solar power station in Victoria

A large new Solar power station in Victoria is planned. Solar Systems has announced a world-leading 154MW photovoltaic (PV) heliostat solar concentrator power station for north-western Victoria. The A$420 million project will generate 270,000 MWh per year, enough for more than 45,000 homes. It will aid in reducing salinity and create jobs during manufacture, construction and operation. It will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 400,000 tonnes per year.^[13] Full commissioning is expected in 2013, with the first stage to be completed in 2010.^[14]

Girrasol solar power plant

The Girrasol solar power plant, is to be located in the municipality of Moura, in the interior region of Alentejo, Portugal, which is one of the sunniest regions in Europe but also one of the most economically depressed. The 62 MW project will be more than six times larger than the Bavaria Solar Park in Muhlhausen, Germany.^[15]

The Girrasol power plant will have almost 190,000 panels (32 MW) in fixed positions, and a further 52,000 panels (10 MW) will be fitted to trackers which follow the sun across the sky. A further 20 MW of power capacity will be added during phase two of the project bringing the total installed capacity up to 62 MW. A total of 350,000 solar panels will be used covering an area equivalent to 150 football pitches (112 hectares). Enough power will be generated to prove electricity for over 20,000 homes.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Construction work has been started on the £170 million Girassol solar panel factory will provide panels for the Girrasol solar power plant. The factory in Moura is due to become operational in December 2007 and will turn out 24 MW of solar panels annually and is being constructed by BP Solar.^[16]

Waldpolenz Solar Park

Building approval has been given for the Waldpolenz Solar Park, which will be the world’s biggest photovoltaic (PV) power system, at a former military air base to the east of Leipzig in Germany. The power plant will be a 40-megawatt solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and should be finished by the end of 2009.^[17] 550,000 First Solar thin-film modules will be used, which will supply 40,000MWh of electricity per year.^[18]

Erlasee Solar Park

The Erlasee Solar Park, also sometimes called the Gut Erlasee Solar Park, is located in one of the sunniest regions of Germany. On the former wine-producing Erlasee estate near Arnstein in Bavaria, in southern Germany, SOLON has constructed what is currently the largest tracking photovoltaic solar power station in the world with an output of 12 MW. Just under 1,500 "SOLON-Movers" tracker mounted arrays convert sunlight into environmentally friendly power, generating as much as the average consumption of the nearby town of Arnstein.^[19]

Serpa solar power plant

Solar power plant near Serpa, 38°1′51″N 7°37′22″W / 38.03083°N 7.62278°W / 38.03083; -7.62278

Construction of the 11 megawatt Serpa solar power plant began in June 2006 and was completed as planned in January 2007. The facility consists of a ground-mounted photovoltaic system that uses silicon solar cell technology to convert sunlight directly into energy. The Serpa solar power plant incorporates 52,000 photovoltaic modules manufactured by SunPower, Sanyo, and Sharp. The plant uses an innovative tracking system that follows the sun's daily path across the sky to generate more electricity than conventional fixed-mounted systems.^[20] Generating electricity from the sun with no fuel costs or emissions, the Serpa plant is on a 60-hectare (150-acre) hillside and is a model of clean power generation integrated with agriculture.

Pocking Solar Park

The Pocking Solar Park is a 10 Megawatt (MWp) solar power plant which is among the largest photovoltaic solar power plants in the world. Construction and assembly of the power plant started in August 2005 and was completed in March 2006. On the former military training area in the Lower-Bavarian town of Pocking, sheep are now grazing under and around the 57,912 photovoltaic modules.^[21]

Monte Alto photovoltaic power plant

The Monte Alto photovoltaic power plant in Spain has a generating capacity of 9.55 megawatts peak (MWp) and will generate 14 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per annum. It cost 65 million Euros [US$87 million].^[22]

The installation covers an area of 51 hectares on agricultural land near the locality of Milagro (Navarre) and contains 889 solar structures, of which 864 are equipped with automated solar tracking. The rest are fixed structures adapted to the relief of the terrain.^[23]

References

^ Solar Systems Facts Sheet
^ World's largest photovoltaic power plants
^ 154 MW Victoria (Australia) Project
^ Portugal plans biggest solar station
^ Large photovoltaic plant in Muldentalkreis
^ World’s largest solar power plant being built in eastern Germany
^ Large photovoltaic plant in Beneixama
^ Photovoltaic plant in Beneixama
^ Image of world's largest solar plant
^ The largest photovoltaic plant
^ "GE, SunPower, Catavento team on plant". BusinessWeek. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-03-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Solarpark Bavaria
^ Solar systems projects
^ Solar systems facts sheet -- The technology
^ 62 MW Solar PV Project Quietly Moves Forward Renewable Energy Access, 18 November 2005.
^ Cite error: The named reference Girrasol was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Building Approval Granted for 40 MW Photovoltaic Project
^ [http://www.juwi.de/international/information/press/PR_Solar_Power_Plant_Brandis_2007_02_eng.pdf World’s largest solar power plant being built in eastern Germany]
^ Solar Park "Gut Erlasee"
^ GE Invests, Delivers One of World's Largest Solar Power Plants
^ The world’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant is in Pocking
^ ACCIONA Inaugurates Solar Garden with 9.55 MWp Capacity
^ ACCIONA Inaugurates Solar Garden with 9.55 MWp Capacity

[1] Solar Systems Facts Sheet

[2] World's largest photovoltaic power plants

[3] 154 MW Victoria (Australia) Project

[4] Portugal plans biggest solar station

[5] Large photovoltaic plant in Muldentalkreis

[6] World’s largest solar power plant being built in eastern Germany

[7] Large photovoltaic plant in Beneixama

[8] Photovoltaic plant in Beneixama

[9] Image of world's largest solar plant

[10] The largest photovoltaic plant

[11] "GE, SunPower, Catavento team on plant". BusinessWeek. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2007-03-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[12] Solarpark Bavaria

[13] Solar systems projects

[14] Solar systems facts sheet -- The technology

[15] 62 MW Solar PV Project Quietly Moves Forward Renewable Energy Access, 18 November 2005.

[Girrasol-16] Cite error: The named reference Girrasol was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[17] Building Approval Granted for 40 MW Photovoltaic Project

[18] [http://www.juwi.de/international/information/press/PR_Solar_Power_Plant_Brandis_2007_02_eng.pdf World’s largest solar power plant being built in eastern Germany]

[19] Solar Park "Gut Erlasee"

[20] GE Invests, Delivers One of World's Largest Solar Power Plants

[21] The world’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant is in Pocking

[22] ACCIONA Inaugurates Solar Garden with 9.55 MWp Capacity

[23] ACCIONA Inaugurates Solar Garden with 9.55 MWp Capacity

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 A large new [[Solar power station in Victoria]] is planned.  [[Solar Systems (company)|Solar Systems]] has announced a world-leading 154MW [[photovoltaic]] (PV) [[heliostat]] solar concentrator power station for north-western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The A$420 million project will generate 270,000 MWh per year, enough for more than 45,000 homes. It will aid in reducing salinity and create jobs during manufacture, construction and operation. It will also reduce [[greenhouse gas]] emissions by approximately 400,000 tonnes per year.<ref>[http://www.solarsystems.com.au/projects.html Solar systems projects]</ref> Full commissioning is  expected in 2013, with the first stage to be completed in 2010.<ref>[http://www.solarsystems.com.au/HCPV_Technology.html Solar systems facts sheet -- The technology]</ref>
+==Girrasol solar power plant==
+The [[Girrasol solar power plant]], is to be located in the municipality of Moura, in the interior region of [[Alentejo]], [[Portugal]], which is one of the sunniest regions in Europe but also one of the most economically depressed.  The 62 MW project will be more than six times larger than the [[Bavaria Solar Park in Muhlhausen]], Germany.<ref>[http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=39442  62 MW Solar PV Project Quietly Moves Forward] ''Renewable Energy Access'', 18 November 2005.</ref>
+The Girrasol power plant will have almost 190,000 panels (32 MW) in fixed positions, and a further 52,000 panels (10 MW) will be fitted to trackers which follow the sun across the sky. A further 20 MW of power capacity will be added during phase two of the project bringing the total installed capacity up to 62 MW. A total of 350,000 solar panels will be used covering an area equivalent to 150 football pitches (112 hectares). Enough power will be generated to prove electricity for over 20,000 homes.<ref name="Girrasol"><ref>[http://www.reuk.co.uk/print.php?article=Moura-Worlds-Largest-PV-Solar-Plant.htm Moura Worlds Largest PV Solar Plant]</ref>
+Construction work has been started on the £170 million Girassol solar panel factory will provide panels for the Girrasol solar power plant. The factory in Moura is due to become operational in December 2007 and will turn out 24 MW of solar panels annually and is being constructed by BP Solar.<ref name="Girrasol" />
 ==Waldpolenz Solar Park==