Platinum Solyndra solution provider Nazca has completed a 1.2MW solar installation on a large warehouse roof near Toulouse, France. The warehouse was built by the GSE group, of which Nazca is a subsidiary, and subsequently sold to the 'Port de Barcelona,' one of the main commercial transport and distribution arteries in the Mediterranean area. The system, which consists of more than 7,080 Solyndra CIGS panels that will generate approximately 1,360MWh a year, is the largest Solyndra system in France and one of the largest worldwide.
"We expect the French solar industry to focus on innovative and high value rooftop installations in the next year and this project, with a strong partner like Nazca, stands as a great example of the benefits of Solyndra solar systems," said Clemens Jargon, Solyndra's president of EMEA and managing director. "In a short amount of time, they were able to install the Solyndra system with more than 70% net photovoltaic roof coverage, resulting in a maximized power density and renewable energy production."
"This was a large undertaking for Nazca and the Solyndra product and tight support teams made it easy to install the panels and bring the project to the roof quickly," said Julien Puel, CEO of Nazca, SAS. "GSE Group, who rents the warehouse rooftop and operates this megawatt size Solyndra PV installation, is demonstrating its commitment to sustainability and green business practices while achieving a fair return on their system investment."
Michel Hugues, GSE founder and president said, "Solyndra has proven itself in hundreds of installations around the world and we are confident that this system will produce the energy and revenues that we have modeled. Solyndra has a wealth of reliability and performance data that was very helpful as we worked to secure final financing for the system."
