Jan 19 2010
Lite-On Tech (2301.tw) today announced its subsidiary, Lite-On Green Technologies, Inc. (LOGT), a PV solar system integration company based in Taiwan with global operations, has completed the 2 MWp roof-top solar power plant at IKEA Genk-Winterslag warehouse in Belgium, which is IKEA’s largest PV solar power plant to date.
In this IKEA Belgium tender project, there were nine internationally renowned competitors attended the competition. LOGT won this tender project with Lite-On’s high quality PV module as well as the extensive experience of roof top PV installation and patented PV module construction technology. It took LOGT only 16 weeks to complete this 2 MWp PV power plant at Genk-Winterslag, Belgium, including the replacement of 45.000 square meter of the roof-top materials.
This 2 MWp project was connected to the grid in December 2009, and will be able to generate 1,700 kWhr per year and can bring to an equivalent reduction of 1,259 tons of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, and 10.1 tons of sulfur dioxide, as well as 7.5 tons of NOx. In addition, the amount of electricity generated is equivalent to the reduction of 600 tons of coal consumption per year from a conventional coal burning power plant.
LOGT has also started two more major PV solar installation projects in Germany in November, 2009, and expects to complete the projects in the first quarter of 2010. LOGT started the Fritz Walter World Cup Football Stadium in Kaiserslautern, Germany with a PV power capacity of 1.25 MWp. This football stadium was where the 2006 World Cup football game was held. In this project, Lite-On will not only directly invest in this PV solar energy generation project, but also plan to collaborate with local electricity company and research Institute to develop innovative energy conservation system with energy storage system and LED energy saving programs. The Fritz Walter World Cup Stadium is the beginning of Lite-On’s energy solution program of PV energy generation, energy storage, and LED energy saving. LOGT and its corporation partner are also in progress of another important PV project with a capacity of 812 kWp at the Michelin Factory in Homburg, Germany. This project is the first part of LOGT’s 15 MWp project pipeline in Europe in 2010.
These two projects set another important milestone for LOGT to demonstrate its capabilities in the most advanced PV solar market in the world, Europe. LOGT is also active in the PV project development in Southern and Eastern European countries. “LOGT is determined to provide its expertise in PV solar system integration and power plant project development worldwide in participation in the rapid deployment of solar energy projects in the world,” says David Lin, Lite-On Group CEO.
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