Solarpark Senftenberg/Schipkau

Solarpark Senftenberg/Schipkau is a 166 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station located in Germany near the border of Senftenberg and Schipkau (near the village of Meuro). The plant was built on the now closed Meuro lignite mine^[1] and is the country's largest solar park.^[2][3] It was named POWER-GEN International solar project of the year in 2012.^[4]

Solarpark Senftenberg/Schipkau
Country	Germany
Location	Schipkau, Brandenburg
Coordinates	51°32′42″N 13°58′48″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	2011, 2012
Construction cost	€140 million (first 70 MW)
Solar farm
Type	Flat-panel PV
Site area	200 hectares (494 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity	168 MW
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons

The park consist of Solarpark Schipkau (72 MWp), Solarpark Senftenberg I (12 MWp) and Solarpark Senftenberg II & III (78 MWp).^[5]

The PV system uses about 636,000 solar panels provided by Canadian Solar and 20k-string inverters from REFUsol. It is also the first solar park to use a 690VAC gridvoltage for some of REFUsol's 333k HV central inverters.

See also

• Germany portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Energy policy of the European Union
• Photovoltaics
• Renewable energy commercialization
• Renewable energy in the European Union