The project entails installing the modules on the rooftops of facilities owned by Biomet Co. Ltd., in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. Once completed, the rooftops will be covered with 6,000 solar panels, which will produce over 30,000 MWh of electricity.
The installation is planned to be connected to the grid by mid 2011.
“Solyndra’s proven and bankable technology allowed us to complete the planning process in a very short time,” said Ralitza Uzunova, General Manager of Interservice Uzunovi. “We were looking for a solution that was designed to partner with the roof, and Solyndra’s performance on flat rooftops combined with the lightweight, non-penetrating design proved to be the ideal choice.”
Equally pleased was Clemens Jargon, President of Solyndra International AG, who described the undertaking as an “important showcase project in Bulgaria”.
“This logistics company rooftop is a perfect application for our product and demonstrates Biomet’s commitment to the environment as well as the strong government support for distributed power in the region,” Jargon said.
Solyndra’s copper indium gallium selenide photovoltaic panels are unusual in being cylindrical, catching light that bounces off rooftops and hits them on their underside.
Interservice Uzunovi was set up in 2009 in an attempt to capitalise on Bulgaria’s commitment to EU renewable energy targets.
The company already operates a 5 MW solar plant in the Bulgarian municipality of Avren, which sells power to local distributor E.ON.
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