RWE constructs two solar and also storage power plants in Garzweiler opencast lignite mine

• German power group RWE AG is constructing 2 even more solar plants with incorporated power storage in the Rhenish lignite mining location.

19.4 MW of solar power capacity and also a 6.5 MW battery storage center are being built straight beside the Königshovener Höhe wind farm run by the town of Bedburg and RWE (photo). In Jackerath, a plant with 12.1 MW of solar energy as well as 4.1 MW of battery capacity is being developed. Bifacial solar modules will certainly be made use of in both plants, as well as commissioning is scheduled for early next year.

A comparable plant and in the close-by Inden open pit mine with 14.4 MW of photovoltaic or pv capacity and a 9.6 megawatt-hour storage space system, initially announced to be appointed at the end of the summertime, is currently "near start-up", according to RWE. In overall, the company is preparing renewable resource plants with 500 megawatts of line in the Rhenish lignite mining area.