SolConTec installs Greenfield power plants on Crete, Greece
Munich, 3rd December 2010
In September and October 2010 SolConTec International AG finished the installation of its first two Greenfield projects on the Greek island of Crete. Greece offers irradiance levels of between 1.400 and 1.700kWh per square meter. These genuine conditions, coupled with a high feed-in tariff which pays up to 50 €/cent per kWh over 20 years on the Greek islands, make the Greek market highly attractive for potential investors.
Aided by these preconditions, experts predict a growth of the Greek market volume by 60% to 200MW in 2011. The two 80KW projects were installed close to the towns of Sisses and Tsoutsouras and represent the first two power plants of a planned pipeline of SolConTec International AG in Greece.
During the planning stage, the project management attached great importance to selected components and a maximized optimization of the projects for the application on Crete.
The substructure SMS-G4 of the Norwegian partner corporation Solkraft Mounting Systems was adjusted especially to the requirements and environmental preconditions on the Greek islands. The SMS-G4 system enables an optimized adaption and easy on-site adjustment of the substructure to the ground conditions, even in challenging terrain.
Combined with Krinner foundation screws, the Solkraft SMS-G4 system represents a solid and long-lasting basis for the Greek Greenfield power plants of SolConTec International AG. Furthermore Phono Solar 190W HEC photovoltaic modules were chosen for the application on Crete, as they have an outstanding potential due to their monocrystalline high efficiency cells to utilize the high irradiance levels on the Greek islands for energy generation.
The inverters selected for application were 6 Danfoss TLX-15K Outdoor for each individual project, the monitoring of the project is handled by the proven Meteo Control system.
SolConTec International AG already secured the access to up to 33 additional project sites on the Greek islands and has established the necessary local infrastructure for the realization. The projects are planned to be realized consecutively from 2011 onwards.
