L R AS Published on Friday 17 April 2020 - n° 318 - Categories:European countries, panels
Next installation of panels at an altitude of 2,100 m
Switzerland's EWZ has just been granted permission to build a 410 kW plant on the Albigna dam in Bergell, Switzerland, at an altitude of 2,100 m. The project is part of the EWZ's "EWZ" project.
1,200 panels will be installed in July, producing 500 MWh per year.
EWZ has found that energy production is higher at this altitude than at lower altitudes. It found that winter production is almost identical to summer production due to the reverberation of snow and intense sunshine in the mountains. The panels are installed more vertically than usual.
The Swiss company Axpo recently announced that it has obtained the necessary permits to install a 2 MW power station on the Muttsee dam (Test of almost vertical installation of panels at altitude).
PV Magazine of 15 April
Editor's note The fact that the panels are produced significantly in winter is particularly interesting because it is in winter that we need the most electricity. That's why the mountains are covered with panels, ...
