RheinEnergie activates 19-MW solar park in Bavaria

• German energy vendor RheinEnergie AG has put into procedure a 19-MW solar farm in Bavaria, enhancing its very own solar portfolio to concerning 58 MW.

The solar plant is located in the community of Hemau on an area equal to practically 20 football pitches, RheinEnergie stated on Wednesday. The electrical energy produced by the park will suffice to satisfy the needs of around 6,400 homes for a year or the whole community of Hemau.

The Cologne-based power vendor won the project in one of the technology tenders by the Federal Network Agency and also will certainly receive a fixed market premium for part of the power that the park will feed right into the grid.

RheinEnergie is constructing green nuclear power plant to sustain its technique of reaching environment neutrality in its power, warm and supply of water by 2035.

Including the new solar park, the energy distributor runs 28 rooftop as well as ground-mounted solar plants throughout Germany with an installed capacity of concerning 58 MW in addition to 26 wind parks with a pro-rata set up capacity of over 172 MW. These assets generate clean electrical energy for around 113,000 families.