In three months of construction, built in Brandenburg, the largest current photovoltaic plant in Germany. The company Göppinger Speidel provides the electrical systems. Andreas Wolff NWZ-conversation.
Mr. Wolff, you are involved in building the largest photovoltaic plant in Germany. Given this summer - because you can actually think seriously about the use of solar energy at our latitude?
ANDREAS WOLFF: We consider the issue of renewable energies is not as seasonal products and are committed already since the year 2004 in this area. The owners of facilities must consider the entire period under the Renewable Energy Act, EEG. Moreover, the spring was great. There are, as far as the income stream, a normal year.
You are responsible for the entire electrical equipment plant in Brandenburg. Engage only in large plants?
WOLFF: We specialize in the field of photovoltaics in 2004 on large-scale plants in the megawatt range, and here were among the first in the county, perhaps even nationwide. Similarly, we build but also for the classic customer complete rooftop systems from three kilowatts. Thus, the private client benefits from the insights gained from the large-scale plant.
To what degree have you been equipped facilities?
WOLFF: We have already distributed a total of 400 megawatts to over 100 major installations and successfully connected to the mains.
How much does this now by investing in a circle Oberspreewald / Lausitz?
WOLFF: The plant in Meuro on an area of 150 acres will provide 70 megawatts, in time, 52 tons of CO2 per year.
How many households can thus be supplied with electricity?
WOLFF: The plant will provide electricity for 17 500 households.
See further potential for the use of solar energy, especially in Baden-Württemberg?
WOLFF: Absolutely. What has shifted in recent months after the nuclear disaster in Japan in the federal policy helps ensure that developing alternative solar energy even further. Especially in Baden-Württemberg, we see great opportunities for additional investments by the change of government in the spring. Therefore we want to focus on this market, although we will continue to remain active in other European countries.
During the construction of the plants, but they are not general contractors, but focus on the electronics.
WOLFF: Right. Our performance in the electricity, which covers part of the current example, cabling and the connection of more than 300 000 PV modules, inverters 2555, 650 pieces AC / DC sub-distributors and 141 medium-voltage transformers. Further equipping the entire medium-voltage switchgear, distribution equipment for the AC and DC voltage, but also building the entire communications and information technology is in our scope of services and for the successful operation of such facilities is necessary. The distribution systems are manufactured with our own staff here in the house. In these businesses, we build the number of employees from stable.
How many employees do you employ?
WOLFF: We have been employed continuously for over ten years, 280 employees, spread over our head office in Göppingen and our offices in Berlin, Leipzig, Ludwigsburg.
In which areas?
WOLFF: We offer a complete range of electrical and communication technology and see us here as a total service provider. Whether business or pleasure, we equip the house from classic to office complex or industrial plant building. The occupation of the necessary core competencies is well trained and flexible staff, particularly for the areas of renewable energy is a very central issue. Other areas of responsibility, such as the rent construction of wind and biogas plants provide, in addition to the use of solar energy has good prospects for our employees.
They stressed that you keep your employee base constant. Do you also like?
WOLFF: We are involved heavily in the training. We currently employ 40 trainees and have completed all currently an educational partnership with the Albert Schweitzer School in Göppingen to establish important contacts in advance and to set the course.
