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World's largest PV system in Bavaria
Two big centralized PV projects were scheduled to go online in
Germany in December. Both are based in the southern state of Bavaria
and being installed by the Hamburg-based integrator franchise chain
SunTechnics GmbH.
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All along the watchtower: A former munitions
depot will host the world's largest PV system. |
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With their project partner, Voltwerk AG of Stuttgart,
which like SunTechnics belongs to the Conergy group, these specialists
in centralized on-grid PV systems have broken a new record. The solar
park, built on the grounds of a former munitions depot, is designed
for 4 MW of installed power making it the largest system in the
world. With its 32,740 BP Solar modules and 40 inverters from Siemens
AG, the system easily overtakes the current record holder: a 3.3 MW
power plant in Serre, Italy. Voltwerk will finance the system in Hemau,
which costs about 18.4 million ($18.3 million), through an investment
fund. It expects an interest rate of up to 7.64 percent after taxes.
Electricity will be fed into the grid and reimbursed at 0.48 ($0.48)
per kilowatt-hour over 20 years, as guaranteed in the Renewable Energy
Law (EEG).
The other new SunTechnics PV installation, in Untergriesbach near
Passau, is planned for a size of »only« 1.7 MW. The 7.5 million
($7.45 million) project, using 11,178 SolarWorld modules and 17
Siemens inverters, was ordered by WindWelt AG, a wind and PV project
developer that is part of the SolarWorld AG group. At 4,400 ($4,370)
per kilowatt, the smaller system is even cheaper than the Hemau
installation at 4,600 ($4,570).
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