E.on brings live 10.6-MWp solar park in Bavaria
- German energy major E.on SE (ETR: EOAN) has actually put into procedure a 10.6-MWp solar park near the city of Ingolstadt in Bavaria which will supply regarding 4,600 households with clean electricity.
Located in the municipality of Hepberg, the plant features about 20,000 solar modules installed on an area of 7.6 hectares (18.78 acres). It is anticipated to create greater than 11 million kWh of green power yearly and also counter regarding 7,300 tonnes of carbon emissions a year, E.on said on Tuesday.
The electricity from the park is transported via a 6-km below ground cable to a substation in the district of Koesching where it is fed right into the Bayernwerk power grid.
Dorothee Ritz, accountable of energy remedies in E.on Deutschland, kept in mind that the relevance of photovoltaics for the power supply is growing-- from roof systems on personal structures to company-owned planetary systems and also ground-mounted solar parks like the one in Hepberg.
Previously in April, the Essen-based energy group damaged the ground on another solar project in Bavaria-- a 9-MWp solar plant in the community of Arzberg. When functional in the summer of this year, the ground-mounted solar site is expected to be efficient in covering the requirements of greater than 3,500 households.