– Commissioning of 14 MW solar plant in Emmen, in the province of Drenthe
– Additional service contract signed for operation and maintenance
Yesterday the Dutch PV plant “Zonnepark Lange Runde” was officially inaugurated. BELECTRIC has built this PV plant with around 14 MWp installed capacity as an EPC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction) provider on behalf of Statkraft and in close cooperation with the municipality of Emmen. In addition, BELECTRIC has been appointed as a service provider for the operation and maintenance of the plant which is located in Emmen, in the province of Drenthe. The service contract includes remote power plant monitoring, regular inspections and on-site support in the event of a fault. BELECTRIC is one of the largest Operations & Maintenance (O&M) providers worldwide, managing a portfolio of over 1.3 GWp of installed utility scale PV solar plants and Battery storage systems worldwide.
“As Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, Statkraft is proud to officially inaugurate its first solar park in the Netherlands. We are pleased with the good cooperation we have had with Belectric”, says Niels van der Linden, head of Statkraft’s Dutch solar team.
“This projects marks a successful entry in what we expect to be one of the key PV markets in Europe for the next couple of years”, explains Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC Solar & Battery GmbH.
The PV plant “Zonnepark Lange Runde” is the largest solar park that has been realised in the Netherlands in 2017. The park covers a 17 hectare plot of land and consists of more than 118,000 solar panels. It generates enough power to supply approximately 4,000 households per year with green electricity. The PV plant was connected to the grid in December 2017. It is the first project in the Benelux region to use the 1,500 volt technology invented by BELECTRIC. During the operational phase of the plant several environmental projects are planned in conjunction with the local community.
This year BELECTRIC is building another PV plant for a customer in the Netherlands. Commissioning of this plant with a capacity of around 12 MWp is anticipated this summer.
BELECTRIC Solar & Battery GmbH is one of the most successful enterprises in the development and construction of utility scale solar power plants and energy storage systems. The company was established in 2001 and has been expanded to an international group with activities on all continents since then. BELECTRIC has constructed 300 solar PV power plants with around 2 GWp PV capacity. In addition, the company realized battery energy storage systems and hybrid power solutions, which combines different technologies to autarkic systems. As one of the largest O&M providers globally, BELECTRIC’s full-integrated services provide continuous operation. State-of-the-art solar power plant technology and energy storage technology support the grid infrastructure and contribute to cost reductions in the energy sector. With numerous patents and innovations, BELECTRIC has proven its technological leadership in the industry.
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