Projects

Solar system with battery storage makes Béthel education centre in Chad less dependent on diesel

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Having access to electricity around the clock was certainly not taken for granted at Centre Béthel, a Catholic education centre in Chad. Its supply of energy, and therefore also of water, was dependent on diesel generators, which could only operate a few hours a day because of the high costs involved. A fundraising campaign has made it possible to install a new photovoltaic system with battery storage. The equipment now supplies solar-generated electricity around the clock and has also enormously increased the education centre’s financial flexibility. (more…)

Seven reasons why solar parks are the ideal habitat for bees

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Our solar parks do not only contribute to the energy transition in Germany. Regarding the growing land consumption, they are increasingly becoming important retreat areas for insects. On the occasion of the first World Bee Day on May 20th, here are seven reasons why solar parks are the ideal habitat for Maya the Bee and her co-workers. (more…)

Tea made with solar energy

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We are very proud to announce the completion of the first large-scale PV plant our company has built in southern India. The 3-MW project in the state of Tamil Nadu is part of India’s open access policy, which offers private investors an incentive to invest in the power generation sector. Furthermore it combines a number of unusual aspects. (more…)

New 20 Megawatt solar park in India shortly before construction begins

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A few days ago we have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a 20 MW (AC) solar plant with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The project was part of a 270 MW (AC) PV tender in the state of Odisha and assigned to us through a competitive auction process during 2016. The PV system is planned to be put into operation by late 2017. (more…)

Another large-scale project went into operation in Turkey

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3.43 MWp in the province of Niğde

Our Turkish regional company has completed another large-scale solar plant with a total capacity of 3.43 MWp in the province of Niğde. This is the third major project IBC SOLAR Turkey has been realised since the beginning of the year as EPC project. The plant will produce 6 million kilowatt hours of solar power per year for grid feed-in and prevent the release of around 4.000 tons of CO2. (more…)