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Solaris

Solar power plant in Satu Mare, Romania. Approximate location 47.868, 23.054.

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Solaris is a 56 MW solar power plant in Satu Mare, Romania. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 23,827 homes (estimated). It ranks #58 of 98 Romania power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 9.8% of Romania's electricity; the national grid averages 251 gCO₂/kWh (67.5% low-carbon) (2025).

56MW installed capacity
23,827homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WKS0062486.

In context: how this plant compares

At 56 MW, Solaris is well above the median solar plant in Romania (8 MW). Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest solar plants in Romania

Solaris: 56 MW56SolarisUcea de Sus: 55 MW55Ucea de SusSlobozia: 45 MW45SloboziaAriceştii: 27 MW27AriceştiiSibiului: 25 MW25SibiuluiUrziceni: 23 MW23UrziceniBucşani: 18 MW18BucşaniSebiș: 15 MW15Sebiș

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 47.9°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.1°Cannual mean temp
3,036heating degree-days (base 18°C)
164cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
135 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: 0 °CFM: 5 °CMA: 10 °CAM: 16 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 20 °CJA: 20 °CAS: 16 °CSO: 11 °CON: 4 °CND: 0 °CD20 °C

Heating degree-days here run 24% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 63/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

In colder climates, uninsulated hot equipment (boilers, turbines, valves, steam lines) loses proportionally more heat to ambient air — exactly the loss Inzonex modular insulation is designed to cut.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 0.0% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1 largest solar power plant of 36 in Romania by capacity.

Romania has 36 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 472 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 47.868, 23.054 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Cutting heat loss at this plant

Plants like this lose energy through hot turbines, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines. Inzonex makes removable, reusable turbine & heat-exchanger insulation that cuts that loss by up to 90% and holds surface temperatures under 45°C, unclipping in seconds for maintenance. See the industrial-AI efficiency hub for tools and benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Solaris?

Solaris is a 56 MW solar power plant in Satu Mare, Romania.

How many homes can Solaris power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 23,827 homes (estimated).

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