World’s most creative photovoltaic power systems
Publicado em 3 de August de 2020
Do you know that, in farms or solar parks, solar panels are not installed on the roof of a property? Unbelievable, right? But the thing is that the projects comprise a large photovoltaic power system that, in most cases, is built on the ground. Thus, these plants have hundreds of photovoltaic plates that occupy several square kilometers in length, which results in a large-scale production of electrical energy.
In solar plants two types of photovoltaic panels can be used: fixed or supported on structures that move according to the sun (Solar-Tracker). Several solar parks have been built around the world and some of them, in addition to being sustainable, have very creative layouts. Check out some of the world’s most creative photovoltaic power systems below:
Les Mées
It’s the largest French power plant. Located in the region of La Colle des Mées, France, the plant covers an area of 200 hectares and receives a solar radiation of 1,550 kWh, which results in an energy yield of 10 to 15% above average. The panels were installed without concrete foundations so that the grass was not damaged. The solar park has 112,000 photovoltaic modules and it generates 100MW of energy, which is enough to supply 12,000 French homes.
Central Solar Datong
Located in Shanxi province, China, it has an installed capacity of 100MW, 50 of which have already been connected to the grid. The idea for the construction of the plant arose in 2015 when, in order to awaken the interest of young people in renewable energy, Ada Li Yan-Tung, 15, had the idea of building a large solar farm that looked like a panda bear, national symbol of China. A year later, the United Nations Development Program and the Panda Energy Group came together to make Ada’s idea a reality. At full capacity, the plant will be able to offer 3.2 billion kWh of green energy in 25 years and now companies are joining the Chinese government on a mission to build 99 more similar plants all across China.
Kyocera Floating Solar Plant
Located at the Yakamura Dam in Ichihara, Japan, this is the largest floating solar plant in the world. Its surface area is approximately 18 acres and it has 50,904 Kyocera solar modules to generate an estimated 16,170 MWh per year. This electricity is enough to power approximately 4,970 typical Japanese households.
Disney Solar Farm
In 2018 Disney inaugurated a plant with 500,000 solar panels with the power to produce 50 MW of energy, which is enough to meet the annual energy demand of two of the four parks located in Florida. The plant has the shape of the head of the character Mickey Mouse and is spread over an area of 28 thousand acres in Animal Kingdom, being able to reduce the emission in the atmosphere of 57 thousand tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the main responsible for the heating global.
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ENGEGRID. 11 usinas solares incríveis espalhadas pelo mundo. Disponível em: https://engegrid.com.br/blog/11-usinas-solares-incriveis-espalhadas-pelo-mundo/
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GARFIELD, Leanna. China plans to build $ 3 billion-worth of solar farms shaped like giant pandas. Disponível em: https://www.businessinsider.com/china-panda-shaped-solar-energy-farms-project-2018-6