Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler’s German subsidiary is building a rooftop photovoltaic installation on its Berlin production facility. Using just over 7.200 modules from LONGi Solar, the largest module manufacturer worldwide, the array will cover 14.000 square meters on Stadler Deutschland’s assembly plant. Electrical and building engineering firm Sandmeyer GmbH, which is installing the project, expects it to be completed by the end of 2023. Stadler Rail AG is a leading global producer of rail vehicles.
Stadler rooftop PV will cover majority of Berlin facility’s electricity needs
The modules will generate 3,000 MWh electricity per year, enough to supply ca. 800 average single-family homes with their annual electricity consumption, making the installation one of Berlin’s largest solar power plants. The Stadler Deutschland facility expects to consume 80% of the electricity itself, while feeding the remaining 20% into the local grid.
Christian Keasler, Sales Manager DACH at LONGi Solar said: “We are very proud to support a solar installation of such a significant size in Berlin jointly with the long-time photovoltaic specialists Sandmeyer Elektro and Limes GmbH. The solar expansion in Berlin still has a lot of untapped potential, especially when it comes to harnessing the vast roofs of industrial and production plants.”
Sandmeyer Elektro GmbH’s managing directors, Timm Sandmeyer and Malte Sandmeyer, added: “For large commercial or industrial projects like Stadler Deutschland’s Berlin rooftop, we believe it’s essential for the installation to deliver the most reliable possible power. This facility must be able to depend on its electricity generation, so we work with premium products from LONGi Solar.”
Installation is LONGi’s latest addition to its Berlin/Brandenburg commitments
Since 2017, LONGi has been active in Berlin/Brandenburg with its market entry in Europe and has since accomplished numerous projects jointly with its electrical installation partners. It recently introduced its latest module technology, the Hi-MO 6 series, to the German market which is based on a new generation HPBC (Hybrid Passivated Back Contact) cell technology opening a new chapter in the mass production of high-efficiency cells.
Stadler has long partnered with Berlin on environmentally friendly mobility. The relationship
was expanded in 2020, when the city’s public transport operator Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) selected the company to build new light rail cars. Winning the tender with a total volume of up to 3 billion EUR, Stadler committed to manufacturing vehicles for the local subway and tram system over the next 32 years.
