Submitted by alionBalyan t3_10crlpw in dataisbeautiful
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c_h_r_i_s_t_o_p_h t1_j4hx06g wrote
Got a bit confused that the timeline is not on one straight line. Still, I learned that India has large solar power statins and that Bhadla is somewhere in India. :)
AnAccidentalRedditor t1_j4i7lfj wrote
It's bizarre than one of the largest (often said to be the biggest) photovoltaic complex in the world is not even listed: Nour 1, 2 and 3 in Ouarzazate, Morocco.
HapppyAlien t1_j4i9mrq wrote
This one is missing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneixama_photovoltaic_power_plant But very nice style
No-Asparagus6190 t1_j4ic5x3 wrote
It's cool and all but 14,000 acres to produce 2500MW is a lot of land. Some places can manages that but still unreasonable for a lot of the world.
kiwiinNY t1_j4ii0q8 wrote
It's amazing how most visualizations posted in this sub are the opposite of beautiful. Sad really.
Awkward_moments t1_j4il8j6 wrote
You should see land usage per calorie for different foods
No-Asparagus6190 t1_j4imgge wrote
I can see that being a pretty crazy calorie-to-acre comparison as well. Especially for meat.
MeMoses t1_j4ipm70 wrote
Although you have to remember that this land is not rendered useless. It can still be used for farming with elevated solar panels, as grazing land or biotopes. And you can use already sealed spaces like parking spaces and houses.
thehumandumbass t1_j4jic1l wrote
Well bhadla is in the middle of a desert so i doubt they would use it for farming or grazing.
whatwhowhymi t1_j4jlf37 wrote
Figma balls!!
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mynameismy111 t1_j4jy009 wrote
Put em on roofs or over parking lots maybe 🤔
TheGripper t1_j4jy4xe wrote
Show me where that's actually a thing in practice?
Cause even in deserts it's highly destructive to the local biome.
Breaker-of-circles t1_j4jyo4p wrote
Well, not with that attitude.
faciepalm t1_j4k0y3y wrote
Some places need to use less land, especially when that land use sucks up local water resources talking specifically about cotton production using water from rivers that fed into the aral sea, which has mostly disappeared in the past 60 years.
MagWasTaken t1_j4k3lt8 wrote
We've been able to power the Delorean off solar since 2016
Spirit-Subject t1_j4kfcyv wrote
Isnt benban in egypt one of them? I read it was 4th.
GranPino t1_j4kgjsk wrote
Because they are probably separate entities. It happens the same in Spain in the 2008-2012 timeframe, where you had several solar power plants physically together each one of 50MW because of fiscal reasons (better rate if plants weren’t higher than 50MW). So I personally know several plants that were actually 100MW, 150MW and 250MW together.
In the case of Morocco it’s because (probably) they have different financial structure.
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Fabricensis t1_j4kw3ul wrote
The entire Nour Complex is 500MW and was commissioned in steps from 2016 to 2018, so it was never on this list in the first place (since it only counts the currently biggest plant)
Mr-Negi- t1_j4l05ut wrote
Yup, plus the solar is unreliable. Nuclear is a far better option.
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alionBalyan OP t1_j4harfl wrote
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaic_power_stations#Timeline_of_the_largest_PV_power_stations
tools: figma