Since May, the floating solar system in the Ruhr area has been supplying electricity for the quartz works industrial group.
Haltern am See On the 75-hectare Silbersee in Haltern, the solar park floating on the water seems almost small. With its 5,800 solar modules, it is the largest of its kind in Germany. 25 kilometers of cable connect the power plant to the grid. The floating solar system on the site of the former quartz sand pit has been supplying electricity since the end of May – up to three million kilowatt hours per year.
This corresponds to the average consumption of 650 households. And all without government funding.
“In Europe, the development is still in its infancy, but given the current electricity prices, floating solar is already worthwhile for self-consumption,” Andrea Grotzke is convinced. The economist heads the global energy solutions business at the Bavarian developer Baywa Re. The potential of floating solar systems in Germany is “huge”. Even if the trend is just picking up.
Floating solar power plants: Baywa Re and Fraunhofer ISE see great potential in Germany
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