The Indian desert is home to the Bhadla solar park, the largest solar park in the world

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 February 2023 from 01:09:04 to 01:09:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 March 2023 at 05:46:49 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 12 March 2023 from 01:09:04 to 01:09:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, climate change, desert, green energy, solar power, desert, India
Fig. 1 - S1 (04.02.2023->12.03.2023) - Bhadla solar park is located in India, in the state of Rajasthan, within the inhospitable Thar Desert.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (11.03.2023) - This is the largest solar park in the World with a surface of 5700 ha and a total capacity of 2245 MW.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (11.03.2023) / S1 (04.02.2023->12.03.2023) - Normal temperatures in Bhadla hover around 46-48 °C, with hot winds and sand storms occurring frequently.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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