Comments on: Thermal Voltaic Power http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/04/30/thermal-voltaic-power/ Ed Ring's EcoWorld Posts Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:20:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Cyril R. http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/04/30/thermal-voltaic-power/#comment-81642 Cyril R. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:20:07 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2007/04/30/thermal-voltaic-power/#comment-81642 Let's see here. The Springerville PV plant covers 44 acres for a total of 4.6 MWp. That's about 9.6 acres per MWp. Nevada Solar One (troughs) is about 300 acres for 64 MWp. That's about 4.7 acres per MWp. Ausra's 177 MWp Carrizo plant (CLFR) will be about a square mile once it's finished, about 640 acres. That's 3.6 acres per MWp. Solar thermal is definately more land efficient than PV, especially the CLFR. However, PV could be put on rooftops. I prefer watts peak per square meter though. Much easier to work with. Let’s see here. The Springerville PV plant covers 44 acres for a total of 4.6 MWp. That’s about 9.6 acres per MWp.

Nevada Solar One (troughs) is about 300 acres for 64 MWp. That’s about 4.7 acres per MWp.

Ausra’s 177 MWp Carrizo plant (CLFR) will be about a square mile once it’s finished, about 640 acres. That’s 3.6 acres per MWp.

Solar thermal is definately more land efficient than PV, especially the CLFR. However, PV could be put on rooftops.

I prefer watts peak per square meter though. Much easier to work with.

]]> By: Emosson http://ecoworld.com/blog/2007/04/30/thermal-voltaic-power/#comment-15078 Emosson Tue, 01 May 2007 05:42:52 +0000 http://www.ecoworld.com/blog/2007/04/30/thermal-voltaic-power/#comment-15078 NREL has a new homepage for concentrating solar power plants: <a href="http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/" rel="nofollow">NREL Troughnet</a> The workshop section is most interesting. NREL has a new homepage for concentrating solar power plants:

NREL Troughnet

The workshop section is most interesting.

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