VELUX Group Commissions BayWa r.e. to Build Solar Parks to Power its European Operations
VELUX Group and BayWa r.e. have launched a dual-site deal to address the roof window manufacturer's European operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2024. The Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) will drive the development of two new solar parks in Southern Spain, one close to Seville and the other in nearby Granada. The latter, called Alhendín solar park, includes BayWa r.e.’s first installation of innovative Agri-PV technology in Spain, which will allow for crops to grow in between the solar panels.
Connecting to the grid in 2023 and 2024, the two plants will generate 167GWh of renewable electricity every year for VELUX. The new PPA will reduce the carbon footprint of VELUX with approximately 40,000 tonnes of CO2e from the company`s European operations and activities on a yearly basis.
About 10% of the Alhendín solar park will be an Agri-PV installation, a new solar application that combines energy generation and food production, of which BayWa r.e. is a pioneer and leader. This installation will be specially designed with taller rows of panels, more widely spaced to allow modern farming machinery to pass between the panel rows. The PV modules will also be used to collect rainwater.
Schneider Electric supported VELUX in the selection of the projects and their negotiations.
