Masdar PV and Beck Energy build large open-space solar park in Germany
Ichtershausen, January 17, 2011 – With effect immediately, 65,000 modules from Masdar PV will be generating 6,096,000 kWh of renewable energy annually at Europe’s largest ground mounted plant with solar modules from Masdar PV. In partnership with Beck Energy GmbH the project with an installed capacity of 6 MWp was realized on a ca. 30-ha site in Luckenwalde (50 km south of Berlin) and connected to the grid within a period of only two months. The total solar energy generated by the modules can supply around 2,200 four-person households.
“We have created a reference project here for future utility-scale photovoltaic
power plants and for our Masdar PV product”, reports Frank Wouters, CEO of
Masdar PV, with satisfaction. “We are convinced that large-scale plants of this
type will make an important contribution to the local and regional
diversification of the energy mix.” Bernhard Beck, managing director of Beck
Energy GmbH, which will soon be doing business under the international
brand name BELECTRIC, is also enthusiastic about the project. “The Masdar
PV modules are very well suited for installations this type of large-scale
projects because they offer an excellent cost-benefit ratio.” The plant in
Luckenwalde, according to Beck, signaled the beginning of a constructive
collaboration between the firm based in Kolitzheim in Lower Franconia and
Masdar PV. First smaller follow-up projects are already underway in Abu
Dhabi. “We are confident that we have found a powerful partner in Beck
Energy with whom we can successfully carry out projects in our target
markets around the world”, says Frank Wouters.
About Masdar PV GmbH
Masdar PV GmbH is a leading manufacturer of innovative thin-film
photovoltaic products and solutions. The medium term goal of the company is
to become one of the largest manufacturers in this PV segment. The
company, belonging to the Masdar Power division, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Masdar, Abu Dhabi's diverse initiative for future energy sources
that was initiated and is owned by Mubadala Development Company. This is
a comprehensive, forward-looking investment by the Emirate, with the aim of
developing and commercialising innovative technology in the renewable and
sustainable energy sector. For more information visit: www.masdarpv.com.
Contact
Masdar PV GmbH
Frank Wouters
Wolff-Knippenberg-Str. 4
99334 Ichtershausen (Germany)
Tel. +49 (0)3628 5868-0
Fax +49 (0)3628 5868-150
E-Mail: fwouters@masdarpv.com
Press contact
cometis AG
Alexandra Edinger
Unter den Eichen 7
65195 Wiesbaden (Germany)
Tel. +49 (0)611 205855-16
Fax +49 (0)611 205855-66
E-Mail: edinger@cometis.de
About Beck Energy GmbH
Beck Energy GmbH is one of the pioneers in the area of constructing openarea
solar power plants. Established in 2002, the company, which is based in
Kolitzheim in Lower Franconia and has offices in Jessen, Luckenwalde and
13 countries across the world, plans and builds turnkey solar power plants
around the world. It has already connected more than 100 systems of powerplant
scale to the electrical grid. In 2010, the company was the global market
leader in the construction of solar power plants in the open-space segment,
with 268.7 Megawatt of installed capacity.
Since the beginning of this year, Beck Energy GmbH has been doing
business internationally under the name BELECTRIC. In addition to Beck
Energy GmbH, the BELECTRIC brand represents the other enterprises of
Photovoltaik Zentrum Kolitzheim (S&F Umwelttechnik GmbH, Blitzstrom
GmbH) as well. You can find additional information about Beck Energy GmbH
in the Internet at www.beck-energy.com
Press contact
Photovoltaik-Zentrum Kolitzheim Beck Energy GmbH
Presse & Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Marco Heumann
Wadenbrunner Str. 10
97509 Kolitzheim (Germany)
Tel. +49 (0)9385 9804-1283 oder +49 (0)9521-61406
Fax +49 (0)9385 9804-19283
E-Mail: marco.heumann@beck-energy.de
