It was not long ago that solar trackers were considered an unnecessary luxury while setting up solar power plants. Although they brought about an increase in plant performance, developers weren’t willing to invest on the additional costs. Solar Trackers are…
How to Choose the Best Solar Panel?
Solar panels are the heart of a solar power system as they are the ones that generate electricity! The rest of the solar power plant is only to ensure that the electricity thus generated is converted and transported optimally. In addition…
What is the Installation Cost of Utility Scale Solar Power Plant (£/MW) in the UK?
What is utility-scale solar? Utility-scale solar refers to large-scale solar power plants, typically starting with 1 MW. This post discusses the installation cost of utility-scale solar power plant (£/MW) in the UK. What are the components that contribute to the…
What is the Cost of Utility Scale Solar Power (£/kWh) in the UK?
The cost of solar power has been coming down dramatically in the past few years. You would have surely heard that. Within the solar sector, the cost of utility scale solar power have been falling even more significantly than the cost…
What is the Installation Cost of Utility Scale Solar Power Plant ($/MW) in the US?
In the recent past, while a significant amount of discussions for US solar power have been on the residential and commercial rooftop solar growth, the real force for solar growth in the US in terms of quantum has been the…
What is the Cost of Utility Scale Solar Power (c/kWh) in the US?
The cost of solar power has been coming down dramatically in the past few years. You would have surely heard that. Within the solar sector, the cost of utility scale solar power have been falling even more significantly than the cost…
Can I have Solar Farms Installed on Agricultural Lands?
Solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or solar fields) are the large-scale application of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to generate green, clean electricity at scale, usually to feed into the grid. Now coming to the answer, it’s a yes,…
How Much Land is Required for Solar PV Farms?
Land requirement for solar PV farms
What are the Expected Returns from a Grid Connected Solar Project?
Revenue from the solar plant is computed by multiplying the units generated by the plant over a year with the tariff applicable in the location of the plant. The units generated for a year can be found out as below…
What are the Initial Investment and O&M Costs Required for a MW Solar Plant in India?
The major portion of the expenditure for a solar plant is taken up by the initial investment required. There are other expenses which we need to consider initially as part of utility scale solar costs, such as the inverter replacement…