China's largest solar power station (66 MW) to be built in Shilin

[jpak]

http://gokunming.com/en/blog/item/609/chinas_largest_solar_power_station_to_be_built_in_shilin

The small city of Shilin (??), located about 70 kilometers southeast of Kunming, is primarily known for being home to the Stone Forest, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of China's most famous examples of Karst landscape. In addition to rapidly building up its tourism infrastructure, the city is also preparing to become a leader in China's alternative energy revolution.

Last week Yunnan Power Investment New Energy Development Company announced that it will be the main investor in a Shilin-based solar energy photovoltaic power station which will be China's largest upon completion. Total initial investment in the station is expected to reach 3.7 billion (US$536 million).

The solar energy base will feature an installed generation capacity of 66 megawatts and will cover an area of 173 hectares. It will be connected to the provincial power grid for consumption by Yunnan residents and businesses. Construction on the facility will begin in October of this year and is projected to be completed in 2009.

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[Zachstar]

1. And in the meantime how many MW is the average coal plant being built every week?

[Dogmudgeon]

2. 1500 MWe -- plus about 15 tons of Uranium and Thorium fly ash

With substantially larger amounts of Arsenic, Mercury, Lead, and Cadmium.

And, oh yes -- carbon dioxide. Plenty of carbon dioxide.

And the Chinese environmental authorities really aren't into scrubbers, either.

66/1500 = 0.044, or 4.4%.

--p!