Solar power in Romania
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Solar power in Romania had in 2007 an installed capacity of 0.81 MWp. Romania
is located in an area with a good solar potential of 210 sunny days per year and with an annual solar energy flux between 1,000 kWh/ m2/year and 1,300 kWh/ m2/year. From this total amount around 600 to 800 kWh/ m2/year is technical feasible. The most important solar regions of Romania are the Black Sea
coast, Dobrogea and Oltenia
with an average of 1,600 kWh/ m2/year.
Romania was a major player in the solar power industry, installing in the 1970's and 80's around 800000 square metre of low quality solar collectors that placed the country third worldwide in the total surface of PV cells. One of the most important solar project was the installing of a 30 kW solar panel on the roof of the Politehnica University of Bucharest that is capacble of producing 60 MWh of electricity per year.
Rominterm, a Romanian company, will install until 2010 a total of 600 solar panels in Mangalia
, Constanţa County
that will make the city self sufficient in terms of heated water during the summer months and provide around 70% of heated water in the winter months and another 1,150 solar panels used for the generation of electricity spread over an area of 1400 square metre. Another Romanian city, Alba Iulia
, installed a total of 1,700 PV cells on several public buildings that have a rated power of 257 kW. Other cities include Giurgiu
with 174 solar panels and 391.5 kW installed capacity and Saturn, Romania
with 50 panels and 112 kW installed capacity.
The Covaci Solar Park
will be Romania's
largest solar power plant at completion having a total of 480,000 solar pannels with a combined capacity of 35 megawatts and will be located in Timiş County
. Another important site is the Gura Ialomiţei Solar Park
in Ialomiţa County
which will have a capacity of 10 megawatts. Other solar parks include the Satu Mare Solar Park
located in Satu Mare County
which will have a capacity of 5 to 8 megawatts and the Sfântu Gheorghe Solar Park
located in Covasna County
that will have a capacity of 2.4 megawatts.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
is located in an area with a good solar potential of 210 sunny days per year and with an annual solar energy flux between 1,000 kWh/ m2/year and 1,300 kWh/ m2/year. From this total amount around 600 to 800 kWh/ m2/year is technical feasible. The most important solar regions of Romania are the Black Sea
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...
coast, Dobrogea and Oltenia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....
with an average of 1,600 kWh/ m2/year.
Romania was a major player in the solar power industry, installing in the 1970's and 80's around 800000 square metre of low quality solar collectors that placed the country third worldwide in the total surface of PV cells. One of the most important solar project was the installing of a 30 kW solar panel on the roof of the Politehnica University of Bucharest that is capacble of producing 60 MWh of electricity per year.
Rominterm, a Romanian company, will install until 2010 a total of 600 solar panels in Mangalia
Mangalia
Mangalia , is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanţa County, Romania.The municipality of Mangalia also administers several summer time seaside resorts: Cap Aurora, Jupiter, Neptun, Olimp, Saturn, Venus.-History:...
, Constanţa County
Constanta County
Constanța is the name of a county in the Dobruja region of Romania. Its capital city is also named Constanța.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher than the Romanian average. In recent years the...
that will make the city self sufficient in terms of heated water during the summer months and provide around 70% of heated water in the winter months and another 1,150 solar panels used for the generation of electricity spread over an area of 1400 square metre. Another Romanian city, Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia
Alba Iulia is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,747, located on the Mureş River. Since the High Middle Ages, the city has been the seat of Transylvania's Roman Catholic diocese. Between 1541 and 1690 it was the capital of the Principality of Transylvania...
, installed a total of 1,700 PV cells on several public buildings that have a rated power of 257 kW. Other cities include Giurgiu
Giurgiu
Giurgiu is the capital city of Giurgiu County, Romania, in the Greater Wallachia. It is situated amid mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the opposite bank. Three small islands face the city, and a larger one shelters its port, Smarda...
with 174 solar panels and 391.5 kW installed capacity and Saturn, Romania
Saturn, Romania
Saturn is a summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea, north of Mangalia.Saturn is a summer resort on the Romanian seacoast, on the Black Sea, north of Mangalia....
with 50 panels and 112 kW installed capacity.
The Covaci Solar Park
Covaci Solar Park
Covaci Solar Park, which will be one of the world’s largest thin-film photovoltaic power system, is being built on a 60 ha plot of land to the north of Timişoara in Romania. The power plant will be a 35-megawatt solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and should be finished...
will be Romania's
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
largest solar power plant at completion having a total of 480,000 solar pannels with a combined capacity of 35 megawatts and will be located in Timiş County
Timis County
Timiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
. Another important site is the Gura Ialomiţei Solar Park
Gura Ialomiţei Solar Park
Gura Ialomiţei Solar Park, a large thin-film photovoltaic power system, will be built on a 5 ha plot of land near the Gura Ialomiţei commune in Romania. The power plant will be a 2-megawatt solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and should be implemented in 2012 if...
in Ialomiţa County
Ialomita County
Ialomița is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 296,572 and the population density was 67/km²....
which will have a capacity of 10 megawatts. Other solar parks include the Satu Mare Solar Park
Satu Mare Solar Park
Satu Mare Solar Park, a large thin-film photovoltaic power system, is being built on a 15 ha plot of land near the Satu Mare city in Romania. The power plant will be a 5 to 8-megawatt solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and should be finished by the end of 2012...
located in Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County is a county of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians , Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians .-Demographics:...
which will have a capacity of 5 to 8 megawatts and the Sfântu Gheorghe Solar Park
Sfântu Gheorghe Solar Park
Sfântu Gheorghe Solar Park, a large thin-film photovoltaic power system, is being built on a 4 ha plot of land near the Sfântu Gheorghe city in Romania. The power plant will be a 2.4-megawatt solar power system using state-of-the-art thin film technology, and should be finished by the end of 2012...
located in Covasna County
Covasna County
Covasna is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².*Hungarians – 73.79% *Romanians – 23.28%...
that will have a capacity of 2.4 megawatts.