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Phoenix Solar Builds PV Plant Downunder
The project was initiated by the German Energy Agency (dena) and was built on the roof of the German School in Sydney, Australia.
Dr. Murray Cameron, COO of Phoenix Solar, and Nicole Schneider from the Deutsche Energie Agentur (dena), the German energy agency, together with Andrea Gaffney (Australian National Government Relations Manager), Joachim Stickel (Deputy Director of the German International School) and other guests from politics, the business community and the press, attended the inauguration ceremony of a PV plant installed on the roof of the German International School in Sydney, Australia.
The project, carried out by Phoenix Solar's subsidiary, is part of dena's solar roofs programme which is aimed at supporting German solar companies in developing foreign markets.
Phoenix Solar's part in this photovoltaic roof project was to be responsible as the general contractor for the concept, planning, delivery and construction of the power plant. “The installation of the system mounted on the roof of the German school enabled us to contribute our experience and know how in the construction of PV plants and systems technology to a relatively young market, thereby supporting the development of the Australian photovoltaic industry", commented Christian Bindel, managing director of Phoenix Solar which has its headquarters in Adelaide, Australia.
The roof mounted system will have a peak power output of 10 kilowatts and generate around 12,600 kilowatt hours of solar electricity. Moreover, the installation of the PV system will cut the emission of environmentally damaging carbon dioxide by around 10,700 kilograms.
“The project is a great way of demonstrating photovoltaic technology to our children at school and to create an early understanding of today's most advanced way of generating electricity,” underlines Joachim Stickel, deputy director of the School.
This is the second project to be completed by the Australian subsidiary of Phoenix Solar, headquartered in Adelaide, since its entry into the Australian market in July 2008. At the beginning of October, a ground mounted photovoltaic system with a peak power output of 6.4 kilowatts, was inaugurated in the presence of Peter Garrett, Australian Minister of the Environment, in the “Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre“ in Alice Springs. A total of 14 photovoltaic systems, built with different technologies and mounting systems, can be compared with one another at this centre. Phoenix Solar installed a photovoltaic system using thin film technology and a mounting system specially developed by the company itself. The output of the various test systems is measured, and real time data is transmitted to an interactive website.
The project, carried out by Phoenix Solar's subsidiary, is part of dena's solar roofs programme which is aimed at supporting German solar companies in developing foreign markets.
Phoenix Solar's part in this photovoltaic roof project was to be responsible as the general contractor for the concept, planning, delivery and construction of the power plant. “The installation of the system mounted on the roof of the German school enabled us to contribute our experience and know how in the construction of PV plants and systems technology to a relatively young market, thereby supporting the development of the Australian photovoltaic industry", commented Christian Bindel, managing director of Phoenix Solar which has its headquarters in Adelaide, Australia.
The roof mounted system will have a peak power output of 10 kilowatts and generate around 12,600 kilowatt hours of solar electricity. Moreover, the installation of the PV system will cut the emission of environmentally damaging carbon dioxide by around 10,700 kilograms.
“The project is a great way of demonstrating photovoltaic technology to our children at school and to create an early understanding of today's most advanced way of generating electricity,” underlines Joachim Stickel, deputy director of the School.
This is the second project to be completed by the Australian subsidiary of Phoenix Solar, headquartered in Adelaide, since its entry into the Australian market in July 2008. At the beginning of October, a ground mounted photovoltaic system with a peak power output of 6.4 kilowatts, was inaugurated in the presence of Peter Garrett, Australian Minister of the Environment, in the “Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre“ in Alice Springs. A total of 14 photovoltaic systems, built with different technologies and mounting systems, can be compared with one another at this centre. Phoenix Solar installed a photovoltaic system using thin film technology and a mounting system specially developed by the company itself. The output of the various test systems is measured, and real time data is transmitted to an interactive website.
