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Q: How much space does a solar power plant take up?
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What is the best time to harvest the sun's ray for a solar power plant?

Ideally, you would leave your solar panels out year-round, and just keep them clean and free of debris (leaves, etc.) to get as much a return on them as possible.


How much land required for 5oo MW solar power plant?

one mega watt it is 6 acres then 500 x 6= 3000 acres fyi


How much CO2 is produced by solar power?

That would depend entirely on how the solar power is harnessed, but using the common methods: none.


Why is solar power considered cleaner than a coal power plant?

Solar power is consider cleaner because it doesn't pollute the atmosphere with carbon dioxide (CO2) and it is easier to run. Both answers are sadly the common view and both are very wrong. Solar power systems are very complicated to run. The massive amount of complex equipment make solar a very difficult system to operate and maintain. They are also very high maintenance. Most solar power systems also have a backup fossil fuel plant that produces almost as much CO2 as would be produced without the solar array even being installed. This means that solar actually produces less then zero power. What it does do is allow for credits that moeset the CO2 produced and makes people feel good about the rising use of power and energy. Coal's issue is not CO2 either. Levels of CO2 have increased in out atmospere from 0.030 to 0.038% (questionably). Suloher dioxide is a much larger issue from coal and leads to acid rain.


Is space and the solar system the same thing?

The solar system is only a small part of a galaxy. The Milky Way, galazy in which our solar system is found, has other solar systems.

Related questions

How much energy is used to power a solar power plant?

95%


What is the environmental impact of solar power?

the enviromental is that they take up to much space


What is bigger solar system or outer space?

Outer space is much bigger than the solar system.


Is space bigger than the solar system?

Yes, space is much bigger.


How much solar power is being used?

about 7% od Americans use solar power


Is solar power suitable in developing countries?

depending on how much the solar power costs possibly.


Is green energy cost effective?

define green....... anything like a solar panel or a windmill...yes. But like a power plant no it costs way to much to burn or incinerate anything to make energy...unless you consider a nuclear power plant green.


What is the best time to harvest the sun's ray for a solar power plant?

Ideally, you would leave your solar panels out year-round, and just keep them clean and free of debris (leaves, etc.) to get as much a return on them as possible.


How much does solar water heater cost?

Irrelevant, solar power is completely useless


How much land required for 5oo MW solar power plant?

one mega watt it is 6 acres then 500 x 6= 3000 acres fyi


How much space is need for 1 MW solar inverter?

There are various factors that we need to consider while setting up a solar power plant. A solar company can give you accurate estimation of land and all other things required to set up 1 MW solar power plant.So let's do some calculations on the area required for 1 MW solar panels only:1MW = 1000kW = 1000000WIF 250 W solar panels are used -THEN no of solar panels = 1000000W/250 =4000 panels1 250 W solar panel requires 1.6 SqM of land area,So1.6 SqM * 4000 = 6400 SqMThis is the area required for solar panels. Again you'll have to to add extra space to avoid shadowing on solar panels.So technology wise, the land required for a 1 MW power plant setup is around 4.5-5 acres for Crystalline technology and around 6.5-7.5 acres for Thin-Film technologyNow coming back to you question - 1 60kW solar inverter requires around 1.08 SqM area. So,1000kW/60kW = 17 Inverters17 X 1.08 SqM = 18.38 SqMSo around 20 SqM space is required for 1 MW solar inverter.


Is solar power any better than normal power?

Solar power has advantages. One advantage of solar power is that solar power can be consistently used for power. Solar energy will never run out. Another advantage of solar power is that the energy is clean. Typical solar panels live for about ten years. Energy payback from a typical installation is about 40 years. As a result, most panels will never give back as much power as they took to build.