Leipzig to construct Germany's largest solar thermal plant

• Leipzig, the most populous city in Saxony, is taking a step towards a much more lasting future with the beginning of a project for the building and construction of the largest solar thermal system in Germany with a capacity of 41 MWp.

The plant, to be appointed in 2025, will cover a location of 14 hectares (34.59 acres) in the Lausen-Gruenau area of Leipzig and also will certainly have an enthusiast location of 65,000 square meters. The solar thermal system will certainly provide around 26 GWh of heat annually, fulfilling regarding 20% of Leipzig's everyday warmth requirements in the summer.

The plant is being built by Ritter XL Solar, part of Baden-Wuerttemberg-based Ritter Energie- und Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co.

KG. The new large-scale solar thermal installment will certainly conserve around 7,160 lots of greenhouse gas exhausts annually after its appointing.

According to Thomas Brandenburg, head of the new generation advancement team at the public energy business Leipziger Stadtwerke, with the largest solar thermal system in Germany, Leipzig is setting an instance en route to decarbonising warmth supply.

The project becomes part of a thorough strategy by the utility firm to integrate renewable, innovative as well as standard innovations in the district heating supply.