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The biggest floating solar plant in Germany is now being assembled by LEAG, an energy firm based in Germany, and EP New Energies, a project developer. Set to come online in winter 2024/2025, the 29 MWpeak plant on the largest post-mining lake in the nation will produce around 29,000 MWh of power annually.
The water depth is about 1.50 metres, making it suitable for installing system components. The components can still float in during yearly drops in water level, according to LEAG.
Approximately 8,250 households could benefit from electricity from it.
Approximately 1,800 floating structures, sometimes known as "solar boats," will have about 51,000 solar modules installed in the coming months. The solar boats' modules will be pre-assembled at the beach. The solar boats will be carried to their designated sites by boat after they have been built.
The technical configuration of the system consists of two medium-voltage infrastructures, eight transformer stations, and 88 inverters.
Pfalzsolar is in charge of constructing the system. Stretching across more than 16 hectares, the system area makes up less than 1% of the lake's overall size, which is consistent with its tourist goals.
"One of our flagship projects at the LEAG Gigawatt Factory, the floating photovoltaic plant in the Cottbus Baltic Sea, is almost finished. We are currently seeing the realisation of this cutting-edge initiative, which has an influence outside of Lusatia, following extensive planning and the installation of the dolphins last year", says Thorsten Kramer, CEO of LEAG.
"This project will give LEAG and the region a further boost towards a sustainable future in which energy supply security and climate protection are equally guaranteed."
"I'm excited to see Germany's largest floating photovoltaic system put into operation. When the opencast mining lake flooded, the system was supposed to be constructed on the dry lake bed and floated up. Dominique Guillou, Managing Director of EPNE, states, "We had to change our concept to a floating installation because the lake flooded much faster than predicted due to the heavy rainfall at the end of last year."
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