Solar power in Portugal

Solar radiation map of Portugal

At the end of 2013, Portugal had 277.9 MWp of photovoltaics[1] and produced an estimated 437 GWh of electricity which supplied nearly 166 500 homes and saved approximately 107 074 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.

In 2013, solar power was responsible for 0.58% of the total electricity produced. Portugal also increased its solar capacity by 25% when comparing to 2012.[2]

Photovoltaic Plants

The Serpa solar power plant is an 11 megawatt plant covered 150 acres (0.61 km2) and employs 52,000 PV panels. The panels are raised 2 meters off the ground thus allowing grazing to continue. The plant provides enough energy for 8,000 homes and saves an estimated 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.[3]

In February 2014, a solar plant was inaugurated in Coruche and it will generate 170 MWh per year. The owner, Society for Agroindustrial Development, expressed disappointment in the Portuguese laws which limit the production capacity for microgeneration and said that they only installed 1/10 of what they wanted. The plant will save 68 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year.[4]

Total installed photovoltaics

History of Portuguese Cumulative PV Capacity
in megawatts; source: EPIA and IEA-PVPS[5][6][7]
100
200
300
400
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
History of Portuguese Annual PV Installations
in megawatts; source: EPIA and IEA-PVPS[5][6][7]
25
50
75
100
125
150
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Total Capacity Installed and Generation
Year Total Capacity
in MWp		 Generation
in GWh
2005 3.0 n.a.
2006 3.4 n.a.
2007 17.9 n.a.
2008 68.0 n.a.
2009 102.2 160
2010 130.8 213
2011 143.6 277
2012 228.8 360
2013 277.9 437
2014 419.0 631
Source: Photovoltaic Barometer, March 2015,[8] previous[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://expresso.sapo.pt/renovaveis-garantiram-mais-de-metade-da-eletricidade-em-2013=f859073
  2. ↑ http://www.quercus.pt/comunicados/2014/janeiro/3297-portugal-atingiu-valor-recorde-do-seculo-na-producao-de-eletricidade-renovavel-e-de-emissoes-de-co2-evitadas
  3. ↑ Portugal starts huge solar plant
  4. ↑ http://www.renovaveismagazine.pt/?p=5934
  5. 1 2 "Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics 2014-2018". www.epia.org. EPIA - European Photovoltaic Industry Association. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. 1 2 collected historical data from article growth of photovoltaics
  7. 1 2 "Snapshot of Global PV 1992-2014" (PDF). http://www.iea-pvps.org/index.php?id=32. International Energy Agency — Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  8. ↑ EUROBSER'VER (April 2015). "Photovoltaic Barometer - installations 2013 and 2014" (PDF). http://www.energies-renouvelables.org. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ http://www.energies-renouvelables.org/observ-er/stat_baro/observ/baro-jdp9.pdf
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