What is Solar power station in Victoria?
[[File:Solar cell.png|right|thumb|200px|Photovoltaic cells produce electricity directly from sunlight]] A big new '''Solar power station in Victoria''' is planned. A company called Solar Systems has announced a large 154 MW [[photovoltaic]] (PV) solar power station for north-western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The A$420 million project will provide enough electricity for more than 45,000 homes. It will create jobs and will also reduce [[greenhouse gas]] emissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solar systems projects |url=http://www.solarsystems.com.au/projects.html |access-date=2007-05-01 |archive-date=2011-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218145048/http://www.solarsystems.com.au/projects.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Full completion is expected in 2013, with the first stage to be finished by 2010.<ref>[http://www.solarsystems.com.au/HCPV_Technology.html Solar systems facts sheet -- The technology]</ref> Four smaller solar power stations have already been built in central Australia.<ref>[http://www.solarsystems.com.au/documents/SolarSystemsAP6MediaRelease-011106.pdf World-leading Australian solar technology for export under AP6]</ref> ==Related pages== * [[Global warming]] * [[Photovoltaics]] * [[Renewable energy]] * [[Renewable resource]] * [[Solar power]] == References == <references/> == Other websites == * [http://www.solarsystems.com.au/the_technology.html Solar Systems home page] * [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21506195-36375,00.html Sunny outlook for solar power players] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515040626/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21506195-36375,00.html |date=2007-05-15 }} [[Category:Solar power plants]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Victoria, Australia]]