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Largest solar array in the world planned for India
The world's largest solar energy project is currently in its planning phases, and it looks like it's going to be absolutely enormous. Planned for Gujarat, India, it'll be producing 5 gigawatts of power when all is said and done. That's a serious amount of energy.
The plan is to build an array that's five times the size of the current largest solar project in the world. It'll cost about $475 million to construct, and all the production and manufacturing will be done on site, employing local workers and using local materials. The current largest solar array in the world produces 900 megawatts of power, so this 5 gigawatt plan gives you an idea of its scope.
Business Standard, via Treehugger
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By indian peace at 4:50 PM ON 08/11/08
Jai hind, jai gujarat !!!
By Sane at 5:01 PM ON 08/11/08
Sounds a bit cheap for 5 gigawatts of solar. Is this figure accurate? Lower construction costs?
By Brass_Orchid at 3:02 AM ON 08/12/08
Wasted photons that would be normally reflected back into space can now be turned into electricity and used to produce heat and raise the IR signature of Earth.
By VIPUL SHAH at 3:58 AM ON 08/25/08
GREAT WELDONE... THIS IS ON PLANNING PHASE... BUT HOPE WILL GET DELIVERED IN TIME... AND NOT TURN INTO MISCARRIAGE....
By LUMINOUS at 5:25 PM ON 08/30/08
Photovoltaic cells or Concentrated Solar Power? By the way, picture is not even a rendered graphic of the future site but it's "Solar One" project near Barstow California, which is CSP technology. You can see it using Google Maps or something similar and go to this coordinate 34-52-20N 116-50-05W.