Solar autonomy on land and on the high seas

Fossil-free energy systems for buildings and solar mobility: IMMOSOLAR and PlanetSolar have teamed up to demonstrate how it's done.

The energy specialists, IMMOSOLAR, are now working in close cooperation with PlanetSolar. At the official opening in Hamburg on 5 May of the IBA DOCK, currently the largest floating CO2 neutral building, partners IMMOSOLAR and PlanetSolar will present another superlative: the largest solar boat in the world.

A visionary partner, IMMOSOLAR, has joined forces with PlanetSolar. For almost two decades IMMOSOLAR has been developing and pioneering solar energy management projects. IMMOSOLAR pursues a vision of solar autonomy and specialises in the manufacture and sales of anti-fossil fuel systems for buildings. The IBA DOCK in Hamburg is a splendid example of this work. On balance, this floating information centre which is part of the International Building Exhibition Hamburg (IBA), needs no external energy for heating. With the motto "The City and Climate Change", this innovative project demonstrates how CO2 neutral urban development can be successfully realised.

The aim of the PlanetSolar project is to circumnavigate the globe in 2011 with a boat powered exclusively by solar energy. The boat's skippers will cross the western Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Panama Canal, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal, to finally return to their starting point. Jürgen Holzinger, Director of IMMOSOLAR, is looking forward to the partnership: "IMMOSOLAR is synonymous with solar autonomy and efficient energy management. That's why we're delighted to be supporting this project. It will prove that renewables are already so sophisticated and capable that they can readily be used on ambitious projects like this."

Dates in spring 2010:
31 March 2010 PlanetSolar naming and launch, Kiel
5 May 2010 Opening of the "IBA at Work" exhibition at the IBA DOCK, Hamburg
7 to 9 May 2010 PlanetSolar is a guest at the Hamburg "Hafengeburtstag" harbour anniversary celebration

IMMOSOLAR is leading the way in sustainable energy technology in the solar age

For almost two decades, IMMOSOLAR has been carrying out development and pioneering work in the area of solar energy management. The core business includes manufacturing and selling energy systems to provide buildings with sustainable heat and cooling. IMMOSOLAR systems focus above all on making the most of environmental energy and operating with the highest levels of energy efficiency.

The systems are used in buildings that include the industrial sector, so from detached houses right through to industrial applications, they cover a broad spectrum of requirements. Regional IMMOSOLAR specialist teams accompany and support builders, architects, design engineers and contracting companies, from the initial concept through to commissioning the systems.

IMMOSOLAR works towards future-oriented solutions in 12 locations with 75 employees in Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

"When it comes to geothermal and solar thermal, many try to imitate, but no-one does it better..."

IMMOSOLAR Active Building Technologies, S.L.
Ágota Harmati, MBA
Marketing Manager
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E-Mail: a.harmati@immosolar.com
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