Punta Catalina tender for 40 MW solar energy plant underway

[Dolores]

Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Punta Catalina (EGEPC), the power corporation, has launched a tender for a 40 MW solar plant aimed at self-consumption.

The Punta Catalina Power Generation Company announced the formal start of the international public bidding process for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of the Punta Catalina Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant. The Punta Catalina Power Generation Company is a 752 MW coal-fired thermoelectric located in Peravia province, an hour’s drive west from the capital city. The company says that the project seeks to complement the Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant operations through the incorporation of solar energy. The solar panels will be located on the same property.

“The Punta Catalina Photovoltaic Solar Power Plant represents a significant step in our transition strategy towards sustainable energy sources. This...

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[JD Jones]

40 MW. How many panels is that?

 

[windeguy]

40 MW. How many panels is that?

40,000,000 Watts/500 Watts per panel = 80,000 panels give or take.
About 16 million USD at $200 USD a panel, plus all the electronics and cabling.

 

[Big]

solar panels make the environmentalists feel all fuzzy, coal is what keeps the lights on.

 

[Notengo]

Coal is what the steam trains ran on a century ago.
Better grab daily sunlight to convert than wait a million years to form and dig up coal and convert.

 

[Big]

Coal is what the steam trains ran on a century ago.
Better grab daily sunlight to convert than wait a million years to form and dig up coal and convert.

If you want air-conditioning, refrigeration, a washer and dryer, computers and a big screen T.V, it's going to be coal or natural gas. All other sources of energy are fuzzy feel-good concepts just like recycling.

 

[windeguy]

Coal is what the steam trains ran on a century ago.
Better grab daily sunlight to convert than wait a million years to form and dig up coal and convert.

No doubt wind and solar can supplement energy requirements. Not replace current fossil fuel power generation to any great extent.

After all, Coal is just an as yet unburned solar energy, isn't it? There are vast resources of coal readily available with no need to wait millenia for more.

How much coal is left - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Types and amounts of U.S. coal reserves by surface coal mining and underground coal mining, and how long recoverable coal reserves could last.

www.eia.gov

The real world will need coal for many years to come. Far beyond the "deadlines" set by those warning about climate change.
The DR will need to burn coal for many years. Until nuclear fusion is harnessed.

 

[AlterEgo]

Punta Catalina is near us, it’s made a world of difference. No need for inverter and batteries after decades of at least 12 hour blackouts daily.

 

[ese tipo]

40 MW is a solar farm.Quite impressive.I highly doubt that a project of this size won't be under micro grid category.meaning storage is paramount.Advancements in battery technologies and chemistries are making believers out of naysayers.Take Texas for example, all it took was a cold spell 2 years ago to where there was no power for a 2 week stretch and now bible thumpers are as well versed in inverters and renewables as they are in Deuteronomy. It's not uncommon to see good old boys driving F650 diesel spewing big rigs while at the same time having a rooftop solar array that feeds the grid. Nothing like an act of God to exacerbate man's shortcoming ay? A simple Google search will show you how new solar installations and Taxes have gone through the roof (no pun intended )

While yes, we will need fossil fuels for our larger more demanding loads, easing the burden of an overworked under maintained gas guzzling grid isn't a bad thing. I think anyway.

 

[Notengo]

No doubt wind and solar can supplement energy requirements. Not replace current fossil fuel power generation to any great extent.

After all, Coal is just an as yet unburned solar energy, isn't it? There are vast resources of coal readily available with no need to wait millenia for more.

How much coal is left - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Types and amounts of U.S. coal reserves by surface coal mining and underground coal mining, and how long recoverable coal reserves could last.

www.eia.gov

The real world will need coal for many years to come. Far beyond the "deadlines" set by those warning about climate change.
The DR will need to burn coal for many years. Until nuclear fusion is harnessed.

In the EU the power generation with solar and wind is already greater than all fossil fuels including coal. Wind and sun are available in the DR.

 

[Big]

40 MW is a solar farm.Quite impressive.I highly doubt that a project of this size won't be under micro grid category.meaning storage is paramount.Advancements in battery technologies and chemistries are making believers out of naysayers.Take Texas for example, all it took was a cold spell 2 years ago to where there was no power for a 2 week stretch and now bible thumpers are as well versed in inverters and renewables as they are in Deuteronomy. It's not uncommon to see good old boys driving F650 diesel spewing big rigs while at the same time having a rooftop solar array that feeds the grid. Nothing like an act of God to exacerbate man's shortcoming ay? A simple Google search will show you how new solar installations and Taxes have gone through the roof (no pun intended )

While yes, we will need fossil fuels for our larger more demanding loads, easing the burden of an overworked under maintained gas guzzling grid isn't a bad thing. I think anyway.

Talk about creative writing, taking a swing at religion in a power plant thread. It is nice to dream about a future with no fossil fuels. But it is a dream. The fact of the matter is fossil fuels are not going anywhere in our lifetime, unless you are 12 years old. As far as here in beautiful downtown Dominican Republic, I too put my faith in alternative power. It is a Cat diesel power generator. Every time it kicks on, I say hallelujah.

 

[MiamiDRGuy]

Solar panels will be ideal to just house one home like on private island. Coal is good but natural gas is better

 

[Big]

Solar panels will be ideal to just house one home like on private island. Coal is good but natural gas is better

natural gas is the gold standard for sure. T. Boone Pickens said the reason wind energy will never be cost effective is because natural gas is cheap and produces strong power.

 

[ese tipo]

Talk about creative writing, taking a swing at religion in a power plant thread. It is nice to dream about a future with no fossil fuels. But it is a dream. The fact of the matter is fossil fuels are not going anywhere in our lifetime, unless you are 12 years old. As far as here in beautiful downtown Dominican Republic, I too put my faith in alternative power. It is a Cat diesel power generator. Every time it kicks on, I say hallelujah.

Why not take a poke at religion?It seems to have it's wires crossed these days and is are preaching capitalism as opposed to true virtuous values. I don't think my creative writing ever assumed that we will cumbaya campfire reminisce about the good old days of Dino fuel.I simply said that exploring renewable energy and expanding upon it would be beneficial,No? Your cat Generator ( which by the way I have made a decent living in my past installing )
would probably be the be all end all if it were reliant on say, something as infinite as a big ball of Natural nuclear energy.At least I believe so....Cause believe or not most if not all "tough guys" become softies when there's no light to speak of for long stretches.that! you can take to the bank!!

 

[Big]

Why not take a poke at religion?It seems to have it's wires crossed these days and is are preaching capitalism as opposed to true virtuous values. I don't think my creative writing ever assumed that we will cumbaya campfire reminisce about the good old days of Dino fuel.I simply said that exploring renewable energy and expanding upon it would be beneficial,No? Your cat Generator ( which by the way I have made a decent living in my past installing )
would probably be the be all end all if it were reliant on say, something as infinite as a big ball of Natural nuclear energy.At least I believe so....Cause believe or not most if not all "tough guys" become softies when there's no light to speak of for long stretches.that! you can take to the bank!!

Rum, Beer or both ?

 

[ese tipo]

Rum, Beer or both ?

Um,actually water.sometimes a San Pellegrino to stir the digestion, and if I'm felling feisty a Dr Pepper (against my doctor's wishes of course )Not sure what my beverage choices have to do with renewable energy on the Isla.But to each his own.

 

[JD Jones]

Talk about creative writing, taking a swing at religion in a power plant thread. It is nice to dream about a future with no fossil fuels. But it is a dream. The fact of the matter is fossil fuels are not going anywhere in our lifetime, unless you are 12 years old. As far as here in beautiful downtown Dominican Republic, I too put my faith in alternative power. It is a Cat diesel power generator. Every time it kicks on, I say hallelujah.

Love me a Cat generator, but their appetite is legendary and they are LOUD. Even the smaller ones drink between 25-30 gph. Ouch!

My Honda is much better. It consumes a little over .60 of a gallon per hour. I have it in one of my bedrooms and don't hear it even when it's running. Hooyah!!

I didn't install an automatic transfer because we don't have enough power outages to warrant one.

 

[josh2203]

Even the smaller ones drink between 25-30 gph.

What is the output of such a gen (W)? Sounds very thirsty and expensive? I'm used to generators that have 12 L gas tank and runs for almost the whole day with that...

 

[windeguy]

In the EU the power generation with solar and wind is already greater than all fossil fuels including coal. Wind and sun are available in the DR.

Fossil generation continues to fall in the EU, even as demand rebounds. Wind and solar rise to new highs, reaching a share of 30% of EU electricity generation and overtaking fossil fuels for the first time.​

OK, so above is true BUT: That is conveniently leaving out nuclear of which the DR has none and will have none which makes up 21% and hydro at 12% which the DR has very little of.

Using those numbers there is something else missing since there is 27% being generated by fossil fuels there is still 10% being generated by something not accounted for.

Also Nuclear, Fossil and in general Hydro are continuous sources of power while Solar and Wind are not. So enough power must be available immediately when you hit the

DARK DOLDRUMS:

Dark Doldrums Overshadow Europe’s Energy Markets

Periods of low sun and wind, a weather pattern known as a Dunkelflaute, can increase electricity prices and stoke political tensions.

www.nytimes.com

That being said, comparing the DR to the EU is not something I would ever do.

 

[windeguy]

Punta Catalina is near us, it’s made a world of difference. No need for inverter and batteries after decades of at least 12 hour blackouts daily.

Ain't burning coal great!