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Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy AG / Miscellaneous
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The Minister for the Environment of the 'Land' Baden-Würtemberg in Germany,
Tanja Gönner, today inaugurates an open-field solar power plant with a
total capacity of 600 kWp at the site of a former hazardous waste landfill
in Malsch, Germany. The plant is operating since April 2007. It has been
planned and installed by Nastro Umwelttechnik GmbH (in future COLEXON), a
subsidiary to Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy AG.
For the plant, solar-modules from the manufacturer First Solar are
employed, which are produced in thin-film technology. These modules were
selected for this project for many reasons. The First Solar Series modules
are less expensive to manufacture and more cost effective than conventional
crystalline modules and they generate high energy output under diffuse
solar irradiance. First Solar modules are also covered by a collection and
recycling agreement that enables the owner to return the modules to First
Solar at no cost at the end of the module lifetime for recycling. Thin-film
modules are especially suited for large scale solar power plants and
free-field installations given the combination of cost effectiveness and
area efficiency that is suitable for open-space installations.
For the construction of the plant 144 pedestals were erected, each
outfitted with 64 modules rated between 65 and 67.5 watts. The pedestals
have been installed on four flat reinforced concrete foundations. The
number and the dimensioning of the foundations were designed not to exceed
permissible ground pressure which was necessary to protect the landfill
liner. Additionally it was important to pay special attention to the sheep
grazing on the pasture when designing and installing the module pedestals.
Altogether 9,216 modules with a surface of 6,635.5 sqm have been installed.
The generated power is supplied to the public electricity network via a
station with a transformer and two central inverters.
The investment volume of the plant amounts to 2,632,500.00 EUR. After
completion at the end of March 2007 the approximately 9,200 solar modules
are expected to generate a capacity of about 586,765 kilowatt hours per
year, which corresponds to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of
approximately 438 tons/year.
About First Solar
First Solar, Inc. manufactures solar modules with an advanced thin film
semiconductor process that significantly lowers solar electricity costs. By
enabling clean renewable electricity at affordable prices, First Solar
provides an economic alternative to peak conventional electricity and the
related fossil fuel dependence, greenhouse gas emissions and peak time grid
constraints.
About Nastro / Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy AG
Nastro Umwelttechnik is a company in the Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy group.
Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy group is one of the leading
manufacturer-independent system integrators in the photovoltaic sector. The
subsidiaries of the holding company design and install turnkey photovoltaic
plants for institutional and private investors at home and abroad. In this
context modules produced in thin-film technology, which allow a higher
return with larger plants, are used increasingly. In the near future the
operative subsidiaries act under the integrative brand 'colexon'. Reinecke
+ Pohl Sun Energy AG is listed in the Prime Standard at the German Stock
Exchange in Frankfurt.
Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy AG
Heike Oelze
Grosse Elbstrasse 45
22767 Hamburg
Tel. 040 / 696528-0
Fax: 040 / 696528-159
e-mail: oelze@rpse.de
www.rpse.de
DGAP 09.07.2007
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Language: English
Issuer: Reinecke + Pohl Sun Energy AG
Große Elbstraße 45
22767 Hamburg Deutschland
Phone: +49(0)40696528-0
Fax: +49(0)40696528-159
E-mail: oelze@rpse.de
Internet: www.rpse.de
ISIN: DE0005250708
WKN: 525070
Indices:
Listed: Geregelter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Düsseldorf;
Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München
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