German solar farm Lieberose set to be world’s second largest solar plant

20 August 2009

The Lieberose solar farm under construction in Germany has become the world’s second biggest solar power plant and Germany’s biggest, according to Germany-based Juwi Group and First Solar.

The new project marks a total investment of more than €160m for the two companies. Once completed, it will possess an output of 53MW.

‘The Lieberose project demonstrates the success of Germany’s strategy of combining local production of renewable energies with other strengths, including the knowledge and expertise that resides in local companies, networks, research organisations and universities. It’s the combination that makes German competitiveness,’ German Infrastructure Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee.

Juwi Solar is responsible for planning, logistics, supervising construction and delivering the finished solar farm, while First Solar has helped finance the project.

‘We aim to enable a global power supply with clean and cost-efficient solar energy. The Lieberose project alone will help save about 35,000 tonnes of CO2 per year,’ said First Solar managing director Stephan Hansen and juwi Head Matthias Willenbacher. ‘We are especially proud of this project, because it is also ‘clean’ in another sense of that word. It is not only generating clean energy, but also ensures the removal of dangerous munitions.’

Lieberose is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of this year.

First Solar recently signed a solar contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

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