Continuous increase in shipments for large-scale projects
SolarWorld has landed another megawatt project in the United States. The group’s American subsidiary, SolarWorld Americas, will be supplying 17.5 MW worth of solar power modules for a plant in the Mojave Desert west of Las Vegas. The plant will use the high-efficiency 340-watt modules produced by SolarWorld in Hillsboro, Oregon. The installation of the over 51,000 modules will be performed by Bombard Renewable Energy, a longstanding partner of SolarWorld Americas. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this summer.
The plant in the United States marks the next in a series of successfully implemented megawatt projects by SolarWorld worldwide. In January of this year, the company secured the order for a 10.5 MW plant in Oregon, United States. It is currently also building a 5 MW plant in Great Britain and is set to complete the installation of a 2 MW solar park in the Netherlands, which began at the end of March, by the end of August. “The increasing number of large-scale projects shows that customers are also focussing on high efficiency and quality in the megawatt segment. High-quality modules that ensure decades of reliable power generation are simply more cost-effective at the end of the day,” states Dr.-Ing. E. h. Frank Asbeck, Chairman and CEO of SolarWorld.
SolarWorld already recorded a significant increase in shipments for large-scale solar power projects in 2015, with a year-on-year increase of 50 percent. The group is benefiting from improving quality awareness, both in the case of the smaller roof-mounted systems, as well as in the large-scale projects segment. Megawatt plants are increasingly also using high-efficiency modules with the new PERC technology, which offer a higher return due to their longer lifespan. The rise in the number of repowering projects has also contributed to the increasing share of large-scale projects. Besides Germany, the majority of the plants are located in France, Great Britain and the United States. The MENA region will also play a significant role for large-scale projects in the future.
SolarWorld REAL VALUE: SolarWorld manufactures and sells high-tech solar power solutions and in doing so contributes to a cleaner energy supply worldwide. The group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany, employs approximately 3,800 people and carries out production in Freiberg, Germany; Arnstadt, Germany; and Hillsboro, USA. From raw material silicon to solar wafers, cells and modules, SolarWorld manages all stages of production ‒ including its own research and development. Through an international distribution network with locations in Europe, USA, Singapore, Japan and South Africa, SolarWorld supplies customers all over the world. The company maintains high social standards at all locations across the globe, and has committed itself to resource- and energy-efficient production. SolarWorld was founded in 1998 and has been publically traded on the stock market since 1999. More information at www.solarworld-uk.co.uk