Energy storage solar energy in St Petersburg Russia

4 FAQs about Energy storage solar energy in St Petersburg Russia

How much does a solar power plant cost in Russia?

According to Russian suppliers for solar power plants (altecology.ru, 2019; Solar controller, 2020), the average cost of equipment for solar power plants with an installed capacity of 10 MW is 310 million rubles.

How many solar power plants are there in Russia?

Insolation map of Russia (Map of Insolation of Russia, 2019). At the beginning of 2020, thirteen solar power plants with a total installed capacity of more than 300 MW are already operating in this region (Solar Power Plants in the Orenburg Region, 2019).

Is the Orenburg region a good place to invest in solar energy?

The Orenburg region is one of the long-term leaders among the regions of Russia, not only in terms of the potential of solar energy (about 300 sunny days a year) (Kommersant, 2020; Rambler, 2020) (Figure 5), but also in terms of the rate of development of this sector in the country. FIGURE 5.

What are the daily hours of solar power generation in the Orenburg region?

The distribution of daily and annual electricity generation presented in Figures 2, 3 indicates that the daily hours of maximum generation power of solar stations in the Orenburg region is reached from 12 p.m. up to 3 p.m. mainly in the spring and summer months.