Next plant in the Netherlands stands on newly created ground
Like most of the Netherlands, GOLDBECK SOLAR’s next project is in Lelystad below sea level. It was only 60 years ago that the Dutchmen wrested the area from the water and drained it. The loose ground represents challenges for the EPC company GOLDBECK SOLAR. In the coming months, 38 MW are to be built here in five construction phases. The client is the Dutch investor Solarvation.
The loose ground is not the only challenge that the company has to face. Until recently, a part of the site was being used by a university for agricultural studies and was still partly covered with old buildings and traffic routes. Currently, all obstacles obstructing the construction of the solar park have been overcome. We hope to find suitable soil conditions after professional soil compaction by the client,” says Franz-Josef Klein, who works in international sales at GOLDBECK SOLAR. The company expected good results from the additional soil analyses that are about to come. GOLDBECK SOLAR has always a solution ready thanks to the several years of experience in the “foundation” of large solar parks in the Netherlands under challenging conditions. The plant, which is located near the “Markermeer” and “Ijsselmeer”, is anchored in the ground with concrete foundations in addition to the pile-driving posts made of high-quality steel. “In this way, we ensure a robust and durable system that will withstand wind and weather near the coast,” explains Klein.
One of the reasons why our customer Solarvation chose GOLDBECK SOLAR was the offer of creative and innovative technical solutions, as well as the cooperative thinking and acting with our partners, that characterizes our business culture. “With our own internal engineering and experience, we can often develop solutions that offer our customers a decision choice”, summarizes the Key Account Manager.
The first four construction phases will be completed gradually from May to September, with a fifth phase to be completed in July 2020. The power plant in the province of Flevoland will then supply 34.6 million kilowatt hours per year, which will be fed into the public grid under a subsidised SDE+ contract. The regenerative electricity generated here will supply around 10,000 households with green energy, Solarvation presents on its homepage.
“We are delighted to have been awarded this unusual project and are still looking at order books that are filling up,” says Klein. GOLDBECK SOLAR is not only active in the Netherlands. Projects in Spain, Kazakhstan, Chile and Mexico are also currently in the concrete initiation phase or are already under construction.
