US Plans for 80MW PV Solar Farm
US Plans For 80MW PV Solar Farm
Cleantech America planning World's largest PV solar power station - 80MW in Fresno, California
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Cleantech America are planning with
Pacific Gas and Electric Company to construct the
world's largest and
most advanced photovoltaic solar power station generating
80MW of power - sufficient to power over 20,0000 power-hungry US homes. Construction would begin in late 2008 and be completed by 2011.
This huge
solar power station would provide
peak power in the middle of the day in summer when air conditioning units are using vast amounts of electricity.
CalRENEW-1
CalRENEW-1 will be almost 20 times larger than the current largest PV solar power plant in the USA, and will be considerably larger than the
Moura PV Solar Plant (62MW) being constructed currently in Portugal. The current
world's largest PV solar power plant in operation generates 10MW of power and is located in Pocking, Germany.
CalRENEW-1 will make use of current
photovoltaic solar panel technologies as well as the latest
concentrationg solar voltaics systems. Cleantech America hope that CalRENEW-1 will act as an
incubator for solar power technology development in the USA.
CalRENEW-1 will be constructed in the
San Joaquin Valley near Fresno, California, and will cover an area of over 600 acres with
solar panels. Five potential sites within the valley are currently being considered. Cleantech America believe that the solar power
farm will have a positive economic effect in the nearby area with jobs in research and development, and manufacturing being created, and with related local industries benefiting.
Cleantech America
Cleantech America are a San Francisco based startup company specialising in the development of utility-scale clean energy
solar farms with zero
greenhouse gas emissions.
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