Solar park from green production

25.09.2024

Solar modules and inverters produced in a climate-friendly way; second-life battery storage: EnBW has launched a PV park that is also intended to drive the Energiewende forward technologically.

In Rot an der Rot in the district of Biberach, energy generation is now going green. The Baden-Württemberg energy group EnBW has opened the Haslach solar park there. During its development, the focus was on the sustainability of the technology itself. "With climate-neutral solar modules and inverters as well as second-life battery storage systems, we are setting new standards in the industry and thus also driving forward climate-friendly energy generation technologically," says Thorsten Jörß, explaining the basic idea behind the project.

According to EnBW, the PV park has an installed capacity of 8 MW and can therefore supply around 3,400 households with electricity in purely mathematical terms. The plant's carbon footprint is better than others because "a strategy for more sustainable purchasing" of components has been defined.

"By working with our partners, we were able to reduce CO2 emissions in the manufacturing process by a quarter," says Marco Stifel, Head of PV Purchasing at EnBW. Factors such as the recyclability of materials and a broader, more resilient supply chain also played an important role in the purchasing strategy.

The idea of recycling also underlies the storage technology. The solar park will be equipped with two battery storage units containing used batteries from "Audi e-tron" electric cars. The storage units are due to be installed in 2025. Last but not least, the energy giant refers to the site-specific nature and species protection concept that has been implemented in Haslach.

Author: Manfred Fischer
Source: Energy & Management Powernews