Goodyear - Philippsburg Solar Power Plant is a 7.4 MW solar facility in Germany, operational since its commissioning. Ranked #278 of 743 solar plants in Germany, it represents 0.11% of the country's total solar capacity of 6,846 MW. The largest solar plant in Germany is Meuro Solar Power Plant at 166 MW, making Goodyear - Philippsburg 22.4 times smaller. Nearby plants include GKM (Mannheim) power station (1,958 MW, Coal), PHILIPPSBURG-2 (1,468 MW, Nuclear), and Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant (1,402 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Baden-Württemberg, approximately 20 km northwest of Karlsruhe.
11 years old
Germany, Europe
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Germany- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
Solar power generation harnesses the sun's energy using photovoltaic (PV) cells or solar thermal systems to produce electricity. The basic principle of solar power generation involves converting sunlight into usable energy. When sunlight hits a PV cell, it excites electrons in the semiconductor material, generating an electric current. This process is known as the photovoltaic effect. Solar thermal systems, on the other hand, use sunlight to heat a fluid that, in turn, produces steam to drive a turbine and generate electricity. Both methods provide a clean and renewable energy source that is gaining significant traction worldwide.
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