Strasskirchen Solar Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Strasskirchen Solar Park |
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| Country | Germany |
| Location | Straßkirchen |
| Coordinates | 48°48′25″N 12°45′37″E / 48.80694°N 12.76028°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | December 2009 |
The Strasskirchen Solar Park is a very big photovoltaic power station located in Bavaria, Germany. It uses the sun's energy to make electricity. This solar park can produce 60 megawatts (MW) of power. That's enough clean energy to light up about 17,000 homes!
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What is the Strasskirchen Solar Park?
The Strasskirchen Solar Park is a large area filled with solar panels. These panels capture sunlight and turn it into electricity. This type of power plant helps to create clean energy. It reduces the need for power plants that burn fossil fuels.
How was the park built?
The solar park was built in 2009. It was a joint effort by two companies, MEMC and Q-Cells. When it was finished, it was the second largest solar power plant of its kind in the whole world! Building the park cost a lot of money, around $197 million.
The power plant covers a huge area, about 135 hectares. This is like 330 football fields! It was built on land that used to be a large farm. The idea for the project came from Klaus Krinner. He owned most of the land where the solar park now stands.
To build the park, workers installed many solar panels. They put in 243,936 panels made from a special material called multicrystalline silicon. These panels were held securely in place by 53,000 screw foundations.
Awards and Recognition
The Strasskirchen Solar Park has received special recognition. In 2013, it won the German Landscape Architecture Prize. This award shows that the solar park was designed well. It fits nicely into the surrounding natural area.
See also
- List of photovoltaic power stations
