Currently, REC is also providing modules for three projects for IKEA in the US: two stores on the East Coast, and a Southern California distribution centre that will be the second largest single-roof commercial system in the state. A project in the US state of Colorado has also recently announced.
As regards the German projects, REC was chosen after a competition involving more than 200 other solar system providers.
“REC is proud that IKEA selected our systems team to provide these installations, in addition to benefitting from our high performing modules with their excellent price performance ratio,” said John Andersen Jr., Executive Vice President and Group COO, REC.
“We will use the solar power produced for our lighting department, and furniture exhibition, as well as for the customer restaurant,” said Michael Armin, Head, Expansion, IKEA Germany.
The first of the two installations is located on the rooftop of a store in Regensburg, Germany. For the project, REC Systems Germany GmbH provided a 14,000 square meter (0.83 acres) installation, producing 449,000 kilowatt-hrs (kWh). It was connected to the grid at the end of September. The 430kW installation will offset 398 tons of CO2 per year, the company’s said.
The second rooftop installation, covering 4,300 square meters (0.32 acres) and producing 149,000 kWh was installed on a store in Freiburg, Germany. It was connected to the grid in December. The 150 kilowatt installation will offset 132 tons of CO2 per year.
Building on the success of earlier joint projects, Goldbeck Solar, a large construction company focusing on industrial rooftop and ground mounted PV installations, partnered with REC as sub-contractor on the German IKEA projects.
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