Köthen Solar Park Explained

Köthen Solar Park
Coordinates:51.7258°N 11.9739°W
Country:Germany
Location:Köthen
Construction Began:May 2008
Commissioned:December 2008
Cost:€133 million
Solar Type:PV
Ps Units Operational:205,000 crystalline photovoltaic modules of BP Solar
Ps Site Area:1160NaN0
Ps Electrical Capacity:45 MWp
Ps Annual Generation:42 GWh

The Köthen Solar Park is a photovoltaic power station in Köthen, Germany. It has a capacity of 45 megawatts (MW) and an expected annual electricity generation of 42 gigawatt-hours. The solar park was developed and built by RGE Energy.[1]

The PV project is built on a former military airfield in Köthen on . In 2009, the project was the largest solar power plant in Saxony-Anhalt and the world's largest system using string inverters. The project is equipped with 205,000  solar module made of crystalline silicon by BP Solar. Total investment in the project was around €133 million. The solar park was connected to the grid in 2009.[1] [2] Payment was fixed to 35.49 Euro-cents per kilowatt-hour for 20 years.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.exenewable.com/projectProfile.asp?id=14652 eXenewable Project Profile Page - Kothen, PV, Germany
  2. http://www.focus.de/fotos/ein-solarpark-auf-einem-ehemaligen-militaerflugplatz-in-koethen-dem_mid_1021762.html Ein Solarpark auf einem ehemaligen Militärflugplatz in Köthen. Dem Umweltministerium zufolge bringen die erneuerbaren Energiequellen Versorgungssicherheit.
  3. http://www.photovoltaik-im-web.de/Solarpark_Koethen.pdf Solaranlage „Flugplatz Köthen“ in Sachsen-Anhalt