A foggy notion [solar photovoltaic power system]

When completed, the Bavarian Solarpark will count as one of the largest photovoltaic power plants in the world. With 57,600 solar panels covering a total of 25 hectares of farmland, the 10-megawatt peak station actually consists of three collector installations located within a 50 km radius. While the plant is expected to partially replace Germany´s nuclear and fossil fuel power plants with homegrown solar PV plants, the losses due to transmission of central station solar power negate the benefits enjoyed by users of on-site solar generation. The ultimate goal, however, is to foster the growth of a global PV industry and to count on economies of scale to bring the price of PV down to levels that even developing countries can afford.