Solar Energy | Solar Systems North West Victoria Solar Power Plant
Feb.01, 2008 in Solar Energy
On 25 October, 2006, Australian company Solar Systems announced an ambitious
solar energy project that will add significant
benefits for both Victorian residents directly and the global
environment as a result.
A 154 MW photovoltaic solar energy power plant will be built in
north west Victoria in Australia. The solar power plant has been
designed and built by Solar Systems and will be the biggest and most
efficient photovoltaic power plant in the world.
The solar power plant will generate enough electricity to power
45,000 homes per year with zero greenhouse gas emissions. It will make
a big contribution to reducing carbon emissions with estimations
putting the actual reduction at approximately 400,000 tonnes per year.
The cost of the new solar power plant was originally estimated to
run to $420 million. The Australian Federal Government chipped in a $75
million grant under the Federal Government¢s Low Emissions Technology
Demonstration Fund (LETDF). The Victorian State Government also
supported the project by providing a grant of a further $50 million.
The solar power plant will use technology known as ¡Heliostat
Concentrator Photovoltaic¢ (HCPV). It will consist of fields of sun
tracking mirrors focusing sunlight on the receivers. The receivers
house photovoltaic (PV) modules, which consist of arrays of ultra
high-efficiency solar cells that convert sunlight directly into
electricity.
Most of this system is built out of ordinary materials like glass,
steel and concrete. This means the unique combination of high
technology and common materials enables a high performance solar power
station to be built at a relatively low cost.
The PV modules in the HCPV system run at 500 times sunlight
concentration. They are also three times more efficient than standard
solar panels. This means their output is 1500 times greater than the
same area of standard flat plate PV modules.
Full commissioning of the project is expected in 2013 with the first
stage to be complete in 2010. The 154 MW capacity means that the large
scale solar power plant generation capability will be 270,000 MWh per
annum
The original media release can be viewed at the Solar Systems Pty Ltd website.
You can read about other solar energy developments in construction by visitng
the solar energy page..


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One cool thing about these solar cells if they are receiving 326 times the light
from the sun by using a parabolic mirror or lenses, you could more than likely
use the amount of heat being concentrated to heat hot water for a home or if hot
enough power a heat engine.










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