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Distribution of Non-Conventional

Energy Resources
Prologue : In this article I am just adding plants and their locations, as introduction is easily available
in books and various websites. This time I tried to add some maps. List of plants' name
is not exhausted.

Solar Energy:


Country Solar parks Location
Germany Neuhardenberg Solar Park Neuhardenberg
Templin Solar Park Templin
Brandenburg-Briest Solarpark Briest
Solarpark Finow Tower Eberswalde
Eggebek Solar Park Eggebek
Senftenberg Solarpark Senftenberg
Finsterwalde Solar Park Finsterwalde
Lieberose Photovoltaic Park Lieberose
Solarpark Meuro Schipkau
Solarpark Alt Daber Wittstock
Green Tower Brandenburg
Strasskirchen Solar Park Strasskirchen
Walddrehna Solar Park Walddrehna
Tutow Solar Park Demmin
Waldpolenz Solar Park Leipzig
Spain Puertollano Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha
Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park Olmedilla de Alarcn
Planta Solar Dulcinea Cuenca
Merida/Don Alvaro Solar Park Mrida
Planta Solar Ose de la Vega Cuenca
Arnedo Solar Plant Arnedo, La Rioja
Planta solar Fuente lamo Fuente-lamo, Murcia
Planta solar fotovoltaico Calasparra Calasparra, Murcia
Beneixama photovoltaic power plant Beneixama
Planta Solar de Salamanca Salamanca
Parque Solar Guadarranque San Roque, Cdiz
Lobosillo Solar Park Lobosillo, Murcia
Japan

Kagoshima Nanatsujima Megasolar Project Kagoshima
Komekurayama Solar Power Plant Mt. Komekura
Ogishima Solar Power Plant Kawasaki
Solar Ark Anpachi, Gifu
Ukishima Solar Power Plant

Kawasaki


USA Agua Caliente Solar Project Yuma County, Arizona
California Valley Solar Ranch Carrizo Plain
Imperial Solar Energy Center South California
Copper Mountain Solar Facility Boulder City, Nevada
Mesquite Solar project Arlington, Arizona
Catalina Solar Project Kern County, California
Campo Verde Solar Project California
Centinela Solar Energy Project El Centro, California
Arlington Valley Solar II Maricopa County
Antelope Valley Solar Ranch Antelope Valley, California
Alpine Solar Los Angeles County
Alpaugh Solar Plant Tulare County, California.
Silver State North Clark County
Avenal Solar Facility Kings County
Italy Montalto di Castro Photovoltaic Power
Station
Montalto di Castro

Rovigo Photovoltaic Power Plant San Bellino
Serenissima Solar Park Canaro
Cellino San Marco Solar Park Cellino San Marco
Alfonsine Solar Park Alfonsine
Sant'Alberto Solar Park Sant'Alberto
Anguillara PV power plant

Anguillara

Ukraine

Okhotnykovo Solar Park Okhotnykovo, Crimea
Nikolayevka Solar Park Simferopol, Crimea
Priozernaya Solar Park Odessa Region
Perovo Solar Park Perovo, Crimea
Starokozache Solar Park


Odessa Oblast
China Huanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar Park Golmud, Qinghai Province
Xitieshan Solar Park Qinghai Province
Gansu Jiayuguan Solar Park Jiayuguan
Qinghai Golmud Solar Park Golmud, Qinghai Province
Hongsibao Solar Park Wuzhong, Ningxia
Huaneng Geermu Solar Park Geermu City, Qinghai Province
Gansu Dunhuang Solar Park Gansu Province
Weidi Solar Park Weidi
Golmud CPV Solar Park

Golmud



France Toul-Rosires Solar Park Toul-Rosires Air Base(Meurthe-et-Moselle)
Gabardan Solar Park Landes
Crucey Solar Park Chartres
Massangis Solar Park

Yonne






Map : Solar plants in Germany


Wind Energy:


Country

Name (major one) Location/zone
Denmark Anholt Kattegat near Norddjurs
Horns Rev II Horns Rev, East North Sea
Rodsand II South of Lolland
Nysted (Rdsand I) South of Lolland
Horns Rev I Horns Rev, East North Sea
Middelgrunden resund
Sams Sams municipality
Sprog Great Belt
Ronland 1 South of Lolland
Avedore Holme Hvidovre
Frederikshavn Nordjylland
Tuno Knob Odder
Vindeby Ravnsborg

Portugal

Alto Minho Wind Farm Viana do Castelo
Arada-Montemuro Wind Farm Viseu
Pinhal Interior Wind Farm Castelo Branco
Ventominho Wind Farm north-western Portugal
Abogalheira Porto
Alagoa de Cima Viana do Castelo
Alto Arganil Coimbra
Alvao Vila Real
Arganil-Toutio Coimbra
Bairro Santarem
Beiras Coimbra
Bordeira Faro
Branca Offshore
Gardunha Castelo Branco
Pampilhosa da Serrar Coimbra
Raia Guarda
Serra dos Candeeiros Santarem
Terras Altas Fafe

Braga
Spain

Adrao Galicia
Aguallal Ampliacin Castilla y Leon
Alentisque Castilla y Leon
Alto de la Degollada Castilla y Leon
Banco de Trafalgar (Cdiz) Offshore
Barbate Offshore
Cabeza Morena Dueas Castilla-La Mancha
Cabo de Trafalgar Offshore
Costa de la Luz (Cdiz) Offshore
Diamant Offshore
Hoya Gonzalo Castilla-La Mancha
Jaulin Aragon
Las Llanas de Cods Navarra
Mar de Trafalgar Offshore
Palamos Offshore
Punta del Gato (Huelva) Offshore
Roses Offshore
Tarragona-Castelln Offshore
Ireland Arklow Bank Offshore
Arklow Bank Phase 2 Offshore
Colding wind farm Offshore
Dublin Array Offshore
Oriel Wind Farm Offshore
Skerd Rocks Offshore
Meentycat Donegal
Garvagh Glebe Leitrim
Boggeragh Cork
Castledockrell Wexford
Germany Adlergrund GAP



All are located in Offshore zone
Adlergrund Nordkap
Aiolos
BalticEagle
Citrin
Diamant
Euklas
Innogy Nordsee
Meerwind West
Neptun
Ostseeschatz
OWP West
Veja Mate


[ Offshore- construction of wind farms in large bodies of water to generate electricity. ]

Map: offshore wind farms of Denamrk


Map: Ireland's wind farms



Tidal energy:

Countries Name Location
France

Rance Tidal Power Station

Brittany

Canada

Annapolis Royal Generating Station

Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

Russia

Kislaya Guba Tidal Power Station

Kislaya Guba
Penzhin Tidal Power Plant Project Penzhin Bay
China Jiangxia Tidal Power Station Wuyantou, Wenling,Zhejiang
South Korea

Uldolmok Tidal Power Station Uldolmok, Jindo County
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station
(largest)
Sihwa Lake, Gyeonggi Province






Geothermal Energy:
-
Country Name Location
US BLM Geothermal Plant
Calistoga Power Station
Dixie Valley Geothermal Power Station
The Geysers
Navy I Geothermal Plant
Salton Sea Power Station

California
California
Nevada
San Francisco, California
Coso Hot springs, California
Calipatria, California

Philippines Bacman Power Station I
Mahanagdong Power Station
Malitbog Power Station
Mindanao Power Station I (and II)
Palinpinon Power Station I (and II)
Tiwi Power Station A, B, C
Tongonan 1 Power Station
Upper Mahiao Power Station
Albay
Leyte
Leyte
Sultan Kudarat,
Negros Oriental
Albay
Leyte
Kananga

Indonesia Darajat Power Station I (II and III)
Kamojang Geothermal Power Plant I, II, III, IV
Mount Salak
Wayang Windu Geothermal Power Station

Garut
West Java
West Java
West Java,
Italy Serrazzano Power Station
Valle Secolo power station
San Martino Power Station
Val di Cecina
Pomarance
San Martino in Pensilis
Iceland Hellisheidi Power Station
Krafla Power Station
Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station
Reykjanes Power Station
Svartsengi Power Station

Hengill
Krafla
Thingvellir
Reykjanes
Keflavk
New
Zealand
Kawerau Power Station
Nga Awa Purua Power Station
Ohaaki Power Station
Wairakei Power Station
Bay of Plenty Region
north of Taupo
Waikato
Wairakei, north of Taupo

Kenya Olkaria I, II, III Geothermal Power Plant

Olkaria



Map: geothermal areas in Iceland :-


Bio-Energy:
[Dont find much info about plants and their location in individual country]
-Bio-energy producing countries : US, Brazil, China and UK



In India
Resource State
Solar energy -Rajasthan : Welspun Energy solar Project Phalodhi

-Gujarat : Mithapur Solar Power Plant Mithapur;
Waa Solar Power Plant Surendranagar ;
Charanka Solar Park Charanka;
Adani Power Bitta ;
Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited Banaskantha;
Azure Power Sabarkantha;
Green Infra Solar Energy Limited- Rajkot,

- West Bengal : Sagar Island in Sundarban Delta
-Bay of Bengal
-Uttar Pradesh : Kalyanpur in Aligarh
-Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore ;
Tata Mayiladuthurai


Wind energy -Gujarat : in Lamba- Asai's largest
-Tamil Nadu: Muppandal Perungundi in Kanyakumari
-Andhra Pradesh
-Madhya Pradesh
-Rajasthan
-Kerala
-West Bengal
Tidal energy -The Gulf of Khambat
-The Gulf of Kachchh
-The Estuary of Hugli

Geothermal -Puga Valley in J & K
-Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh
-Western Ghats : Maharashtra and Gujarat
-Narmada-Son Valley
-Damodar Valley

Bio-Energy -Maharashtra (largest in India)
-Uttar Pradesh
-Madhya Pradesh
-Andhra Pradesh
-Bihar
-Gujarat
-Karnataka

Nisha Vats

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