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Badenova is putting in 912 glass-glass PV modules alongside a biking path within the metropolis of Freiburg, Germany, as a part of a brand new pilot undertaking.
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From pv magazine Germany
A number of firms have tried to deploy photo voltaic modules alongside cycling paths over the previous few years. Nonetheless, the feasibility and financial viability of solar roads stay controversial. The issue is that the modules in latest tasks had been put in on the pavement, exposing them to extreme mechanical stress from bicycles and pedestrians.
With this in thoughts, German system integrator Badenova has determined to put in the photo voltaic panels above the biking paths, on a roof-like construction. It has deployed a complete of 912 glass-glass modules over a 300-meter part of a biking path. The municipal authorities supplied the land and supported the undertaking with funds from its climate-protection fund.
The 282.7 kW photo voltaic system, mounted on 38 galvanized metal roof segments, will generate round 280,000 kWh of electrical energy per yr. The leaseholder of the system is the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.
The undertaking makes use of photo voltaic modules from German producer Solarwatt. Along with Clickcon’s newly developed “Click on Plain Professional” mounting system, the modules kind a closed rooftop construction. Fraunhofer ISE mentioned it needs to make use of the electrical energy generated by the pilot undertaking for its laboratories.
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