4.7 MWp in 15 days – ib vogt completes first construction phase for the Thunpadel solar power plant

After just 15 days of construction, ib vogt GmbH has completed the first phase of construction for the Thunpadel solar power plant in Lower Saxony, which has a rated output of 4.7 MWp. The solar power plant will be expanded to achieve a total rated output of around 10 MWp by the end of September.

Berlin, 2 July 2012: With the granting of planning permission on 13 June 2012, the first construction phase for the Thunpadel solar power plant in Lower Saxony began on the site of an old sawmill. On the same day workers began driving piles into the ground, onto which 816 mounting racks and 19,584 modules were mounted during the following 15 days. The polycrystalline modules produce a rated output of approximately 4.7 MWp. As the general contractor, ib vogt GmbH is developing, planning and realising the project.

The Thunpadel solar park is located on the site of an old sawmill south of the municipality of Karwitz in the rural district of Lüchow-Dannenberg. The site has remained unused since 2001. Thanks to the solar power plant, the former brownfield site not only has a new purpose but the local community will also benefit in future from the business tax revenues. Its close proximity to the nuclear waste storage facility at Gorleben means that the solar power plant also sets a particularly positive signal for the energy turnaround.

Work on the second construction phase will commence during the next few weeks. The completed solar power plant will extend across an area around 13 hectares in size with a future rated output of approximately 10 MWp. This will enable around 2,900 households to be supplied with electricity with simultaneous carbon dioxide savings of around 5,000 tonnes a year.

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As a reliable EPC or EPCM partner that is internationally active, ib vogt GmbH develops, plans and realises solar power plants and photovoltaic production facilities throughout the world.
The company’s success story began in 1998 with the initial concept study for a photovoltaic factory in Germany. ib vogt GmbH offers consultancy, planning and project management services for new-build projects and existing photovoltaic production. Its area of focus includes optimising and increasing the efficiency of existing photovoltaic production facilities.
ib vogt GmbH works independently of technology and manufacturers, whereby its expertise covers the entire photovoltaic value added chain for both crystalline (ingots, wafers, cells, modules) and thin-film technology.
Since 2009, ib vogt GmbH has realised solar power plants as ground-mounted, rooftop and building-integrated systems with a total rated output of around 100 MWp. Its range of services extends from the planning, development and construction of solar power plants to their turnkey handover. Operation and maintenance of solar power plants is another service product offered by the company.

ib vogt GmbH
Helmholtzstr. 2-9
10587 Berlin
Tel: +49 30 39 74 40-0
Fax: +49 30 39 74 40- 10
Email: presse@ibvogt.com
Web: www.ibvogt.com

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