Bavaria Solarpark Awarded Best Renewable Project (PowerGen Int'l)
PowerLight's flagship project, the Bavaria Solarpark, will be awarded Power Engineering magazine's Best Renewable Project of 2005. Award winners will be published in the magazine's January 2006 issue.
December 12, 2005
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PowerLight photovoltaic modules -- 57,600 of them -- track the sun's trajectory at the world's largest solar power project, the Bavaria Solarpark in Germany. |
Power Engineering's Best Renewable Project of 2005 will be awarded to the Bavaria Solarpark, the largest photovoltaic project in the world.
The three-site, 10 megawatt Bavaria Solarpark covers a total of 62 acres. The project, which officially opened on June 30, 2005, was built by PowerLight Corporation at a cost of approximately $60 million. PowerLight designs, installs, finances and maintains large-scale solar electric systems.
"The Bavaria Solarpark proves that solar technology is suitable for electricity generation on a large scale," said PowerLight's Howard Wenger. "As the technology becomes increasingly mainstream and PV production increases, economies of scale will accelerate further cost reduction."
Each year, Power Engineering magazine names several power projects as the world's best. Brian Schimmoller, the magazine's Chief Editor, announced the 2005 Projects-of-the-Year Award winners at the Power-Gen International conference. Award winners will be published in the magazine's January 2006 issue.