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Solar park Thundorf (2.1 MWp) is connected to the grid
Solar park Thundorf
Dornach near Munich, November 2nd, 2010. In October, Gehrlicher Solar AG completed another photovoltaic installation 20 kilometres north of the city of Schweinfurt. Solar park Thundorf was connected to the grid on October 29th. After the completion, Gehrlicher will also be responsible for operation and maintenance of the park.
The solar plant has a peak performance of 2.1 megawatts and encompasses an area of 6.5 hectares. 8,976 Yingli modules turn sunlight into energy. One Siemens inverter converts direct current into alternating current, which can be fed into the public grid.
Solar park Thundorf produces about two million kilowatt hours of green energy per year, which covers the yearly power requirement of 600 households. CO2 savings amount to 1,200 tons per year. According to the EEG interim arrangement for solar plants on arable land, the produced energy is compensated with 28.43 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Printable images are available upon request.
Gehrlicher Solar AG is a photovoltaic corporation which was founded in 1994 by its chairman, Klaus Gehrlicher. Gehrlicher Solar AG acts as a system integrator, planning, building, financing, maintaining and operating photovoltaic systems. In addition, Gehrlicher Solar AG acts as a wholesaler for solar modules from other manufacturers, as well as offering its own developed components, from cables to support structures. The company plans, constructs and manages photovoltaic funds or private placement facilities for investors. Gehrlicher Solar AG is active globally, with 350 employees at two sites in Germany – Neustadt near Coburg and Dornach near Munich. The company operates subsidiaries in Italy, Spain, Greece, France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, India and New Jersey/USA.
Gehrlicher Solar AG • Sarah Wulle • Press Relations Officer
Munich Office
Max-Planck-Str. 3 • 85609 Dornach near Munich (Germany)
Phone: +49 89 420792-178 • Fax: +49 89 420792-8170
E-Mail: sarah.wulle@gehrlicher.com • Internet: www.gehrlicher.com
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