| Site Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kamp-Lintfort, Germany |
| Coordinates | 51.49° N, 6.56° E |
| Average global irradiance | 1,000 kWh/m2 |
| Average temperature | 10.3 °C, 50.5 °F |
| Average precipitation | 692 mm, 27.2 in/yr |
| Technical Overview | |
| Date onstream | December 2011 |
| System capacity | 29.7 kWp |
| Panel type | SF150-L (150 W) |
| Number of installed panels | 198 |
| Tilt angle, orientation | 10°, -84° E |
| Expected output | 24,660 kWh/yr |
| Total CO2-reduction | 21,797 kg/yr, 48,053 lbs/yr |
| Inverter | 1 x SMA STP15000 TL, 1 x SMA STP12000 TL |
| Financing Bank | |
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Solaxis, located in the Nordrhine-Westphalian town of Kamp-Lintfort (Western Germany), is an experienced partner in the distribution, planning and installation of photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. Founded in 2007, the firm’s goal is to accompany its customers on the way to using renewable energy solutions. Solaxis, a company of seven employees, has installed about 4.2 MW as of 2012.
The installation, consisting of 198 Solar Frontier CIS modules, has a total capacity of 29.7 kWp and has been installed on the east-facing roof of a wastewater treatment plant. Connected to the grid in December 2011, the installation is expected to produce 24,660 kWh of energy and save about 22 tons of CO2 emissions. The customer and operator is the local utility company of Kamp-Lintfort. The utility services 21,000 households and owns 400 kWp of photovoltaic capacity.
The Solar Frontier CIS modules were compelling because of their higher output compared to conventional crystalline silicon modules, especially in non-optimal conditions. This is the result of the modules’ higher shadow tolerance and low light behavior, which ensures higher output even under non-optimal, but sometimes unavoidable, conditions, such as eastern orientation and the installation´s low tilt angle of only 10°. Additional compelling factors for the Solar Frontier modules included its ease of mounting and high tolerance against dust.
Type of installation:
Commercial Rooftop
Capacity:
29.7 kWp
Country:
Germany
“We chose Solar Frontier CIS thin-film modules for this installation because of the output we could expect from the eastern orientation and low tilt angle of the roof. Besides their low-light effectiveness and their high shadow tolerance, we were convinced by the simplicity of mounting combined with the resistance of dust and dirt. All of this at a good price-performance ratio.”
Thomas Kölbl,
Managing Director of Solaxis GmbH
