Greentech Lead Europe: Gehrlicher Solar, a developer of
solar systems, has started the construction of a 35 MW solar park at the
Perleberg Airport. The solar system is expected to generate 33 million kilowatt
hours of green electricity annually, enough to power around 9,300 households.
Gehrlicher Solar will install a ground mounted system at
the former military airport and the munitions have been removed from the
converted location.
The park was sold to
two investment funds of KGAL located in Grünwald near Munich specializing in
renewable energies: InfraClass Energie 6, a closed-end fund open to the general
public purchased the western part, while the eastern part was acquired by the
European Sustainable Power Fund 2 for institutional investors.
The solar park is spread across 87 hectares encompassing
the previous military airport of Perleberg in Brandenburg. Gehrlicher Solar will
build up 62 hectares of this area with substructures, solar modules, and
inverters. The rest of the area will serve as what is called compensation area
used to create habitats for meadow-breeding birds.
For a short period, the success of the project was called
into question as the federal government’s plans to cut down feed in tariffs
(FIT) for solar power systems caused a state of uncertainty.
Strong political support from the Perleberg region, the
Federal State of Bavaria and Berlin, which was guided by a long-term view,
helped for the realization of this plant.
Commissioning of the solar park is planned for June 2012.
Compared to energy generated from fossil fuels, the plant will save
approximately 32,000 tons of CO2 yearly.
Gehrlicher Solar Espana completes 10 MW solar park for KGAL
German fund ESPF 1
Recently, Gehrlicher Solar’s subsidiary, Gehrlicher Solar
Espana handed over Pereruela Solar Park to the investor European Solar Power
Funds 1, a German investment fund specializing in photovoltaic projects,
managed by KGAL.Â
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