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Project developer juwi, through a partnership with PV julist, is to construct the world’s third largest rooftop solar power plant.
The Goodyear Dunlop logistics centre site is located in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany and the site will produce an output of 7.4MW of solar power.
When complete it is set to be the largest rooftop solar power plant in Germany with 95,500 solar modules generating enough power to cover the energy requirements of a small town.
Juliane Lindner, managing director PV julist, said, ‘Every day, the sun provides approx. 170,000 terawatt hours of energy. That is approximately 2,850 times the energy required by people around the world. These incredible numbers demonstrate the sun’s potential. We are happy to be able to use this potential with the solar power plant in Philippsburg.’
The construction also represents the largest rooftop solar power system installed by both companies to date.
Towards the end of last year, juwi cemented its international expansion by establishing a UK base on the back of earlier entries into the Slokavian, Bulgarian and US markets earlier in the year.
Lars Falck, managing director juwi Solar, said the project shows the huge potential of rooftop solar.
‘Companies that use their buildings for energy production observe not only an improved image, but can create additional income. In addition, surfaces are used in an efficient and economic matter.’