Trianel Energieprojekte GmbH & Co. KG (TEP) is developing further solar parks and two substations in Rhineland-Palatinate – EQ Mag Pro
Aachen, Bitburg : With two solar projects and two new substations in the municipality of Bitburger Land, Trianel Energieprojekte GmbH & Co. KG (TEP) is making a valuable contribution to the regional energy transition in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Around the municipality of Halsdorf and on the federal motorway BAB 60, Trianel Energieprojects is building several ground-mounted systems with a total output of around 80 MWp. The Bettingen solar park, which will go into operation on May 5, 2022, has already been completed: on an area of almost 11 hectares, the system generates 13.9 MWp of electricity to supply 3,750 households with an average consumption of 4,000 KWh of electricity for a year supply. Further locations are planned in Halsdorf with 21 MWp and along the BAB 60 in the local communities of Gindorf, Gransdorf, Orsfeld, Badem and Wilsecker with a further 43.6 MWp.
“The communities benefit not only from climate-friendly electricity, but also from a financial contribution that is possible under the Renewable Energy Sources Act,” notes Bastian Fiedler, Head of PV Development at Trianel. “This is a sensible way of involving the affected communities in the added value of ground-mounted systems. The municipality of Bettingen receives an annual grant of €8,000 – €8,500 over a planned period of up to 30 years”.
The fact that the construction of a solar park is not trivial is something that Trianel project manager Alina Schatke and colleagues from the partner Organic Energy GmbH & Co. KG experience every day. “The development of a ground-mounted system takes around 24 months,” explains Thomas Nagel, Managing Director of Organic Energy . “The trusting cooperation that we experience with the Verbandsgemeinde of Bitburger Land is the decisive factor for the rapid implementation of such complex projects”.
Focus on regional needs and species protection
When planning their solar projects, the project partners pay particular attention to regional needs and nature conservation. For more than five months, the breeding birds of the region were mapped in Halsdorf and on the BAB 60 and, among other things, more than 30 hectares of compensation areas for skylarks were created. “We are happy to accept the delay that this caused in the interests of species protection, but we have to make up for it elsewhere,” affirms Bastian Fiedler. In addition, the areas were examined for ordnance and dangerous detonators, warheads and grenades as well as tank hatches and sprockets from World War II were cleared. In addition, soil reports were prepared and investigations were carried out for archaeologically relevant finds. In addition, the precipitation and glare situation was evaluated.
Trianel expands network capacity for the integration of renewables
Another challenge in the region is the already exhausted network capacity in the medium-voltage level. In order to get to the customer, the electricity generated in the solar parks must be bundled at suitable points and transformed to the high-voltage level of 110 kV. Trianel Energy Projects has now taken the necessary access to the high-voltage grids into its own hands. The newly founded subsidiary “TEP-Netze” implements three substations in parallel throughout Germany – one in Halsdorf and another in Badem. “TEP-Netze” is investing around €7 million in the expansion of the necessary network infrastructure.
The commissioning of the substation in Halsdorf is also scheduled for May 5, 2022. “The last lines to connect the Bettingen solar site to the substation are currently being laid,” explains Bastian Fiedler. “We are confident that all work will be completed by the beginning of May. Then we can devote our full energy to our next solar projects in the region”.
In June 2022, the construction work at the solar site in Halsdorf and the work related to the projects along the BAB 60 are expected to start. The substation of the TEP networks in Badem and the route connection of the open space systems in Gransdorf and Gindorf will be built here from early summer. The ongoing ecological construction supervision is carried out with the engineering office Karst GmbH from Bitburg. “The planned winter construction site has now become a summer construction site,” regrets Bastian Fiedler.
The commitment of the Trianel energy projects does not end there: TEP plans an additional 150 MWp of solar power in the region by 2025.
Source: trianel
