Canadian Solar and Green City Energy complete large solar project in Saxony in record time

Munich, Germany - Canadian Solar and Green City Energy have jointly completed a 1 MW installation in the city of Haertensdorf in Saxony, Germany. The solar system, situated in the county of Zwickau, is part of the Burgersolarpark installation.

The two companies have fitted solar modules on a total of 16 rooftops with a surface of 17,000 square meters. The modules by Canadian Solar shall produce 1,000,000 kWh of green solar energy per year -- enough to power approximately 300 households. The Munich-based project company, Green City Energy, has set up a solar fund -- the Solarpark Deutschland 2010 -- in which private investors can get involved.

According to Canadian Solar construction work began in early 2010 with the required reconstruction of the roof. Prior to installing the modules, material that was contaminated with asbestos had to be removed, which took four months to complete. Installing the solar modules was then accomplished in only one month. For the reconstruction of the roof and the installation of the solar modules, Green City Energy contracted closely with local firms.

Source: IWR Online, 20 Jul 2010