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Audi is again extending its
cooperation with Green City Energy: in 2009 this Munich-based
company installed photovoltaic modules on an area of 11,600
square meters at the Ingolstadt plant. Audi has now made an
additional 7,500 square meters of roof area available on the
Audi A3 body construction building, with a peak output rating of
500 kilowatts. Approximately 460 MWh of electricity can be
obtained from this new installation, enough to satisfy the
annual needs of around 180 households. The extension increases
the total annual output from all the plant’s installations of
this type to about 1,500 MWh, of which approximately one third
is used directly where it is generated.
This is the first time that solar
energy generated on site has been used directly in Audi’s
electricity network. As well as the new battery charging
stations for electric cars, other production facilities will
also use this green electricity. By reducing transmission
losses, consumption at the generating point makes a worthwhile
contribution to energy generation according to climate-friendly
principles.
Audi also makes use of solar
energy at its second German production plant in Neckarsulm. The
photovoltaic installation there is located on the roofs of
several garage parking facilities, and generates more than 1,000
MWh of electrical energy annually.
Photo: Audi
(Nov 30, 2010)
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