German logistics company Deutsche Bahn’s PV plant located in Wittenberge, Germany, has officially commenced operation. The plant was developed in partnership with India-based Moser Baer Clean Energy and has a total capacity of 3.92MWp.
The PV plant has been built on a former landfill covering an area of 8 hectares. Output from the site will be fed into a local grid which, in turn, will help to meet the annual energy needs of around 900 households.
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Deutsche Bahn has been actively investing in solar energy in recent years. Since 1997, it has installed a number of PV plants on the rooftops of several railways stations in Germany including Berlin Central Station, Hamelin and Uelzen. Furthermore, the company has identified 3 million ft2 of space for the potential installation of solar plants.
