Amareleja Photovoltaic Power Station - Moura, Portugal
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N 38° 11.642 W 007° 12.276
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Amareleja Photovoltaic Power Station is a large photovoltaic power station in Amareleja, in the municipality of Moura, Portugal
Waymark Code: WMAR27
Location: Beja, Portugal
Date Posted: 02/15/2011
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The 46 MW Amareleja photovoltaic solar plant is one of the world’s
highest-capacity PV plant equipped with solar tracking:
More than 2,500 trackers automatically follow the sun every
day of the year, providing optimal energy production.
• Technology: Photovoltaic solar with azimuth tracking
• Peak capacity: 45.78 megawatts (MWp)
• Estimated production: 93 million kilowatt-hours
• CO 2 emissions avoided: 89,373 metric tons/year
• Equivalent consumption: 30,000 homes
• Investment: 261 million euros
• Start of construction work: November 2007
• Grid connection: Completed in December 2008
• Surface area: 250 hectares
• Solar trackers: 2,520 (ACCIONA Buskil K18)
• Jobs created: 365 (350 construction and 15 operation)
• Location: Amareleja (Moura), Portugal
Type of system: Photovoltaic (electrical)
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