Erlasee Solar Park
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The world's largest solar farm 2006/2007
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 Location of Erlasee Solar Park in Germany
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| Country | Germany |
| Location | Arnstein, Bavaria |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2005 |
| Commission date | September 2006 |
| Construction cost | €70 million |
| Owner(s) | S.A.G. Solarstrom and others |
| Solar field | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Site area | 77 ha (190.3 acres) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1,464 x 12 |
| Nameplate capacity | 11.4 MW |
| Annual generation | 14 GWh |
The Erlasee Solar Park, or Solarstrompark Gut Erlasee, is a 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 | United States |
200 |
| 2012 | Agua Caliente Solar Project | United States |
290 |
| 2014 | Topaz Solar Farm(b) | United States |
550 |
| 2015 | Solar Star(b) | United States |
579 |
| 2015 | Longyangxia Dam Solar Park |  China |
850 |
| Also see list of noteworthy solar parks (a) year of final commissioning (b) capacity given in MWAC otherwise in MWDC |
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