Toul-Rosières Solar Park
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| Toul-Rosières Solar Park | |
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| Country | France |
| Location | Toul-Rosières Air Base (Meurthe-et-Moselle) |
| Coordinates | 48°46′48″N 005°58′48″E / 48.78000°N 5.98000°ECoordinates: 48°46′48″N 005°58′48″E / 48.78000°N 5.98000°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Commission date | August 2012 |
| Construction cost | €430 million |
| Owner(s) |
EDF Énergies Nouvelles Marguerite Fund Sonnedix |
| Operator(s) | EDF Énergies Nouvelles |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | Flat-panel PV |
| Photovoltaic modules | ≈1.4 million |
| Land area | 367 ha (907 acres) footprint |
| Power generation | |
| Installed capacity | 115 MW |
| Maximum capacity | 135 MW |
The Toul-Rosières Solar Park is a 115 MW solar farm located at the Toul-Rosières Air Base, in France. It is the largest photovoltaic power station in France. The project is developed by EDF Énergies Nouvelles (EDF EN).
The solar park has about 1.4 million thin-film PV panels made by First Solar.[1] It covers area of 367 hectares (910 acres).
In 2012, the Luxembourg-based Marguerite Fund acquired 36 MW stake in the solar park.[2] 24 MW stake was sold to the independent power producer Sonnedix.[3]
See also
- Photovoltaic power stations
- List of photovoltaic power stations
References
- ↑ (French) "Centrale photovoltaïque BA136 Toul-Rosières" (PDF). EDF EN. November 2011. Retrieved November 2012.
- ↑ Roca, Marc (11 january 2012). "Marguerite Fund Buys Into France’s Largest Solar Park". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ↑ Beetz, Becky (18 September 2012). "Sonnedix closes €90 million financing on 24 MW French PV project". PV Magazine.
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