Siemens is putting solar farm in France on line. A bird's-eye view shows the dimensions of solar farm Les Mées in France. As EPC contractor Siemens under contract to Eco Delta, the project developer and operator of solar and wind farms, developed an overall concept for six high-efficiency photovoltaic power plants. Courtesy of Siemens press picture

Erlangen, Germany - October 17, 2011

In mid-October, Siemens Energy put the Les Mées solar farm in the department of Alpes-de- Haute-Provence in the south of France on line.

For this project Siemens installed a total of six turnkey photovoltaic (PV) power plants.

Customer is the project developer Eco Delta Développement (EDD), whose subsidiary Delta Solar developed the photovoltaic (PV) farm in the district of Les Mées.

112,000 solar modules at an elevation of 800 meters. A total of six turnkey PV power plants have a combined peak output of 31 megawatts (MWp) and will in the future supply ecofriendly power to 12,000 households. The solar modules are located on a plateau 800 meters above sea level. The undulating landscape is characterized by high levels of solar radiation. Courtesy of Siemens press picture

The solar power plants, for which Siemens will also handle maintenance, will generate a combined peak output of 31 megawatts (MWp).

Approximately 12,000 French households can thus be supplied with clean electricity.

The Les Mées solar farm, which is located at an elevation of 800 meters above sea level on the La Colle des Mées plateau, comprises a total of 112,000 solar modules covering an area of 70 hectares.

The PV power plants cover the plateau in a wave-like formation. Siemens developed a new plant design precisely matched to the landscape in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The six PV power plants cover the La Colle des Mées plateau in a wave-like formation. Courtesy of Siemens press picture

Under the terms of turnkey installation of the six photovoltaic power plants Siemens was not only responsible for grid connection and the control systems but also for supply and installation of the inverters, low- and medium-voltage components, and transformers.

Furthermore, Siemens was also responsible for the civil works and substructure, and will also perform maintenance on the solar power plants.

Everything from a single source. As EPC contractor, Siemens is responsible for all of the civil works and the plants' substructure, for supply and installation of the inverters, low- and medium-voltage components and transformers, and for grid connection of the plants and for the control systems. Furthermore, Siemens will in the future also perform maintenance work of the solar power plants. Courtesy of Siemens press picture

"The Les Mées project demonstrates that we're the right partner for successful, on-schedule implementation of complete photovoltaic plants," said Martin Schulz, Vice President of the Photovoltaics Business Unit of the Siemens Solar & Hydro Division.

Siemens erected the six PV plants in Les Mées in only ten months.

Components and solutions for photovoltaic power plants are part of Siemens' Environmental Portfolio.

High-level power supply. Thanks to its wealth of experience in the erection of solar power plants Siemens completed the project in Les Mées in only ten months for its French partner. Siemens was putting the solar farm on line in the middle of October. Courtesy of Siemens press picture

In fiscal 2010, revenue from the Portfolio totaled about EUR28 billion, making Siemens the world's largest supplier of ecofriendly technologies.

In the same period, our products and solutions enabled customers to reduce their carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 270 million tons, an amount equal to the total annual CO2 emissions of the megacities Hong Kong, London, New York, Tokyo, Delhi and Singapore.


The Siemens Energy Sector


The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for power generation in thermal power plants and using renewables, power transmission in grids and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas.

In fiscal 2010 (ended September 30), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR25.5 billion and received new orders totaling more than EUR30.1 billion and posted a profit of more than EUR3.3 billion.

On September 30, 2010, the Energy Sector had a work force of more than 88,000.

Further information is available at:

http://www.siemens.com/energy  


Contact

Mrs. Kerstin Eckert
Energy Sector
Siemens AG
Freyeslebenstr. 1
91058 Erlangen
Germany
Tel: +49 (9131) 18-83481
kerstin.eckert@siemens.com  


Source: Siemens AG

http://www.siemens.com/press/en/pressrelease/  



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