Toul-Rosières Solar Park

Toul-Rosières Solar Park
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CountryFrance
LocationToul-Rosières, (Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Coordinates48°47′N 5°59′E / 48.78°N 5.98°E / 48.78; 5.98
StatusOperational
Construction began2011
Commission dateAugust 2012
Construction cost€430 million
OwnersEDF Énergies Nouvelles
Marguerite Fund
Sonnedix
OperatorEDF Énergies Nouvelles
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
Site area367 ha (907 acres) footprint
Power generation
Units operational≈1.4 million
Nameplate capacity115 MW
135 MW (Planned)
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The Toul-Rosières Solar Park is a 115 megawatt (MW) solar farm located at the former Toul-Rosières Air Base, in France. In November 1953, the 465th Troop Carrier Group of the United States Air Force with Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars moved to Toul-Rosières Air Base and was assigned to the 63d Troop Carrier Wing.[1][2] Later, the airbase housed the 21st Fighter-Bomber Group in the late 1950s, before being handed over to the French Air Force.

The park is the largest solar power station using photovoltaic technology in France. The project was developed by EDF Énergies Nouvelles (EDF EN).

The solar park has about 1.4 million thin-film PV panels based on CdTe technology made by the US company First Solar.[3] It covers an area of 367 hectares (910 acres).

In 2012, the Luxembourg-based Marguerite Fund acquired a 36 MW stake in the solar park.[4] A 24 MW stake was sold to the independent power producer Sonnedix.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Robertson, Patsy (23 October 2009). "Factsheet 60 Air Expeditionary Wing (AMC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ Maurer, pp. 340–341
  3. ^ (in French) "Centrale photovoltaïque BA136 Toul-Rosières" (PDF). EDF EN. November 2011. Retrieved November 2012. Archived April 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Roca, Marc (11 January 2012). "Marguerite Fund Buys Into France's Largest Solar Park". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  5. ^ Beetz, Becky (18 September 2012). "Sonnedix closes €90 million financing on 24 MW French PV project". PV Magazine.
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