Building and construction work starts on 9 MWp solar project duo in Bavaria

• German municipal utility Stadtwerke Muenchen (SWM) has actually released building work with two projects for ground-mounted solar farms with a mixed outcome of 8.98 MWp in the state of Bavaria which will provide green electricity to greater than 4,000 households.

The Niederhummel solar park will certainly be built on a location of 3.7 hectares (9.14 acres) on the Isar River in between Marzling and Moosburg. As several as 7,911 solar modules with a total capacity of 3.5 MWp are anticipated to generate 4.1 million kWh of clean power every year, SWM claimed on Friday.

The second solar farm will be situated in Ballersdorf near Neuburg on the Danube River and will feature 12,243 modules mounted on a plot of 6.5 hectares. With an output of 5.48 MWp, the facility is set to generate 5.97 million kWh of green electricity per year.

Munich-based SWM has commissioned regional companies to execute both projects.

SWM, entirely had by the city of Munich, operates greater than 70 eco-friendly power plants and seeks to continue improving its capacity in order to cover 100% of Munich's electricity needs with green power by 2025. Currently, concerning 90% of the electricity used in the Bavarian city originates from renewable sources and also the utility prepares to additional broaden its solar capacity in the area. On a nationwide degree, SWM relies on wind power.

The utility materials Munich with electricity, natural gas, area home heating, district cooling and also springtime fresh drinking water from the Bavarian Alpine foothills.