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:

CountrySolar parks Location

GermanyNeuhardenberg Solar ParkNeuhardenberg

Templin Solar ParkTemplin

Brandenburg-Briest SolarparkBriest

Solarpark Finow Tower Eberswalde

Eggebek Solar ParkEggebek

Senftenberg Solarpark Senftenberg

Finsterwalde Solar Park Finsterwalde

Lieberose Photovoltaic ParkLieberose

Solarpark MeuroSchipkau

Solarpark Alt DaberWittstock

Green TowerBrandenburg

Strasskirchen Solar ParkStrasskirchen

Walddrehna Solar Park Walddrehna

Tutow Solar ParkDemmin

Waldpolenz Solar Park Leipzig

SpainPuertollanoCiudad Real,Castile-La Mancha

Olmedilla Photovoltaic ParkOlmedilla de Alarcn

Planta Solar DulcineaCuenca

Merida/Don Alvaro Solar ParkMrida

Planta Solar Ose de la VegaCuenca

Arnedo Solar PlantArnedo,La Rioja

Planta solar Fuente lamoFuente-lamo,Murcia

Planta solar fotovoltaico CalasparraCalasparra,Murcia

Beneixama photovoltaic power plantBeneixama

Planta Solar de SalamancaSalamanca

Parque Solar GuadarranqueSan Roque, Cdiz

Lobosillo Solar ParkLobosillo,Murcia

Japan

Kagoshima Nanatsujima Megasolar Project Kagoshima

Komekurayama Solar Power PlantMt. Komekura

Ogishima Solar Power PlantKawasaki

Solar ArkAnpachi, Gifu

Ukishima Solar Power Plant

Kawasaki

USAAgua Caliente Solar ProjectYuma County, Arizona

California Valley Solar RanchCarrizo Plain

Imperial Solar Energy Center South California

Copper Mountain Solar FacilityBoulder City, Nevada

Mesquite Solar projectArlington, Arizona

Catalina Solar ProjectKern 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

ItalyMontalto di Castro Photovoltaic Power StationMontalto di Castro

Rovigo Photovoltaic Power Plant San Bellino

Serenissima Solar ParkCanaro

Cellino San Marco Solar ParkCellino San Marco

Alfonsine Solar ParkAlfonsine

Sant'Alberto Solar ParkSant'Alberto

Anguillara PV power plant

Anguillara

Ukraine

Okhotnykovo Solar Park Okhotnykovo,Crimea

Nikolayevka Solar Park Simferopol, Crimea

Priozernaya Solar Park Odessa Region

Perovo Solar ParkPerovo,Crimea

Starokozache Solar Park

Odessa Oblast

ChinaHuanghe Hydropower Golmud Solar ParkGolmud,Qinghai Province

Xitieshan Solar Park Qinghai Province

Gansu Jiayuguan Solar Park Jiayuguan

Qinghai Golmud Solar Park Golmud,Qinghai Province

Hongsibao Solar ParkWuzhong, Ningxia

Huaneng Geermu Solar Park Geermu City,Qinghai Province

Gansu Dunhuang Solar ParkGansu Province

Weidi Solar ParkWeidi

Golmud CPV Solar Park

Golmud

FranceToul-Rosires Solar ParkToul-Rosires Air Base(Meurthe-et-Moselle)

Gabardan Solar Park Landes

Crucey Solar ParkChartres

Massangis Solar Park

Yonne

Map : Solar plants in Germany

Wind Energy:

Country

Name (major one)Location/zone

DenmarkAnholtKattegatnearNorddjurs

Horns Rev IIHorns Rev, EastNorth Sea

Rodsand IISouth of Lolland

Nysted (Rdsand I)South of Lolland

Horns Rev IHorns Rev, EastNorth Sea

Middelgrundenresund

SamsSams municipality

SprogGreat Belt

Ronland 1South of Lolland

Avedore HolmeHvidovre

FrederikshavnNordjylland

Tuno KnobOdder

VindebyRavnsborg

Portugal

Alto Minho Wind FarmViana do Castelo

Arada-Montemuro Wind FarmViseu

Pinhal Interior Wind FarmCastelo Branco

Ventominho Wind Farmnorth-westernPortugal

AbogalheiraPorto

Alagoa de CimaViana do Castelo

Alto ArganilCoimbra

AlvaoVila Real

Arganil-ToutioCoimbra

BairroSantarem

BeirasCoimbra

BordeiraFaro

BrancaOffshore

GardunhaCastelo Branco

Pampilhosa da SerrarCoimbra

RaiaGuarda

Serra dos CandeeirosSantarem

Terras Altas Fafe

Braga

Spain

AdraoGalicia

Aguallal AmpliacinCastilla y Leon

AlentisqueCastilla y Leon

Alto de la DegolladaCastilla y Leon

Banco de Trafalgar (Cdiz)Offshore

BarbateOffshore

Cabeza Morena DueasCastilla-La Mancha

Cabo de TrafalgarOffshore

Costa de la Luz (Cdiz)Offshore

DiamantOffshore

Hoya GonzaloCastilla-La Mancha

JaulinAragon

Las Llanas de CodsNavarra

Mar de TrafalgarOffshore

PalamosOffshore

Punta del Gato (Huelva)Offshore

RosesOffshore

Tarragona-CastellnOffshore

IrelandArklow BankOffshore

Arklow Bank Phase 2Offshore

Colding wind farmOffshore

Dublin ArrayOffshore

Oriel Wind FarmOffshore

Skerd RocksOffshore

MeentycatDonegal

Garvagh GlebeLeitrim

BoggeraghCork

CastledockrellWexford

GermanyAdlergrund 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:

CountriesNameLocation

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 ProjectPenzhin Bay

ChinaJiangxia Tidal Power StationWuyantou,Wenling,Zhejiang

South Korea

Uldolmok Tidal Power StationUldolmok,Jindo County

Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station (largest)Sihwa Lake,Gyeonggi Province

Geothermal Energy:- CountryNameLocation

USBLM Geothermal PlantCalistoga Power StationDixie Valley Geothermal Power StationThe GeysersNavy I Geothermal PlantSalton Sea Power Station

CaliforniaCaliforniaNevadaSan Francisco,CaliforniaCoso Hot springs, CaliforniaCalipatria, California

PhilippinesBacman Power StationIMahanagdong Power StationMalitbog Power StationMindanao Power StationI (and II)Palinpinon Power StationI (and II)Tiwi Power StationA, B, CTongonan 1 Power StationUpper Mahiao Power StationAlbayLeyteLeyteSultan Kudarat,Negros OrientalAlbayLeyteKananga

IndonesiaDarajat Power StationI (II and III)Kamojang Geothermal Power PlantI, II, III, IVMount SalakWayang Windu Geothermal Power Station

GarutWest JavaWest JavaWest Java,

ItalySerrazzano Power StationValle Secolo power stationSan Martino Power StationVal di Cecina Pomarance San Martino in Pensilis

IcelandHellisheidi Power StationKrafla Power StationNesjavellir Geothermal Power StationReykjanes Power StationSvartsengi Power Station

HengillKraflaThingvellirReykjanesKeflavk

New ZealandKawerau Power StationNga Awa Purua Power StationOhaaki Power StationWairakei Power StationBay of Plenty Regionnorth ofTaupoWaikatoWairakei, north ofTaupo

KenyaOlkaria 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 IndiaResourceState

Solar energy-Rajasthan : Welspun Energy solar Project Phalodhi -Gujarat : Mithapur Solar Power Plant Mithapur; Waa Solar Power Plant Surendranagar ; Charanka Solar Park Charanka; Adani PowerBitta ; Moser BaerClean 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