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By joining, we commit to incorporating the 10 Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Global Compact into our strategy, our corporate culture, and our day-to-day operations. You can find out more about the #UNGlobalCompact here: https://unglobalcompact.org/
We commissioned eight solar power plants with a total capacity of 128 MWp for our customer Low Carbon. Even though 2023 was the wettest year on record in the Netherlands and the massive rainfall in autumn affected the construction works, the smooth cooperation of all parties involved led to success. Our Operations & Maintenance team is now taking over, as BELECTRIC is also responsible for the operation and maintenance of the eight projects. We also succeeded in securing a contract for another solar farm with an output of 17 MWp in the Netherlands. To date, we have installed more than 300 MWp of photovoltaic capacity in the country.
“The fact that Low Carbon selected us to construct these exciting projects speaks volumes about us and our project experience. We have been working successfully with our customer since the beginning of 2022 and look forward to expanding the partnership”, explains Dr. Thorsten Blanke, Managing Director at BELECTRIC.
Would you like to know how we managed to conserve the soils during the construction of the solar farms? Then take a look at our press release.
At the end of 2023, we commissioned a 48-megawatt solar farm near Deubach in the Main-Tauber district of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). Not far from the solar plant is a children's playground that lacked play equipment. Until recently, the children in and around Deubach who regularly visit the play area, had neither a slide nor a seesaw.
We wanted to change that. That's why we supported the plans of residents to revitalise the playground and the area and enabled the purchase of a slide. On September 3rd, the new play equipment was officially inaugurated together with Dr. Lukas Braun (mayor of Lauda-Königshofen) and lots of children.
We hope that many children and families will enjoy the new slide from now on! Perhaps it will also remind some of them of our large-scale photovoltaic project, with which we have also invested in the region around Deubach. ☀️💪
On September 2nd, we welcomed five new trainees to #teambelectric. Their apprenticeship started with full energy and anticipation at an outdoor #teamtraining. During the event, the #trainees got to know each other better and already felt the first successes of their emerging #teamspirit. Now they are starting their careers in their respective departments. 🚀
Whether commercial or technical training: We wish you every success and lots of fun helping to shape the energy transition. 🌱
With 81.7 GW (status 2023), Germany is one of the countries with the highest installed photovoltaic capacity according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Only three other countries are ahead of us. China is the clear leader with 622,5 GW of output, which corresponds to almost 44% of global installed capacity. The Asian giant is followed by the USA (139,2 GW) and Japan (87 GW).
Agreement for construction of solar projects with total capacity of 200 MWp signed between AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) and BELECTRIC
Solar farms to be set up in Brandenburg are developed by ASE, with EPC works to be executed by BELECTRIC
BELECTRIC and AMPYR Energy’s Global Centre of Excellence New Delhi to collaborate on engineering design and supply chain management for these projects
Kolitzheim (Germany) / London (United Kingdom) – AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) and BELECTRIC agree to install a pipeline of more than 200 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in Germany. The first power plants to be constructed are located in Brandenburg, Germany.
AMPYR and BELECTRIC signed a framework agreement to construct a pipeline of several large-scale projects in Germany within the next two years.
“We are pleased to have a strong partner like BELECTRIC who brings in extensive experience in large-scale solar plant construction, operations & maintenance. We are particularly excited about collaboration in engineering and supply chain management within teams at BELECTRIC and AMPYR’s Global Technical Centre (AMPYRTech), to bring in the latest solar PV technology, while at the same time navigating the supply chain volatility“, says Tarun Agrawal, Partner at AGP Group (AMPYR Energy).
Two of the solar farms to be constructed are located in Brandenburg. The largest solar farm will have an installed capacity of 85 MWp. The second plant will consist of six sub areas which together make for a total capacity of 65 MWp. This project is especially challenging as a 25 km long line as well as a substation need to be built. Construction works for the two solar farms are expected to begin by the end of the year 2022.
Dr. Thorsten Blanke, CEO of BELECTRIC GmbH, explains: “Our framework agreement with AMPYR is a great basis to implement further German projects in the future. We are delighted to expand our collaboration.”
AMPYR Solar Europe brings together AGP’s experience in developing large-scale renewable power projects, Hartree’s cutting edge power trading analytics and zero carbon solutions with NaGa’s in-depth local knowledge and land development prowess. Combining these complementary skills will speed up the build out of solar capacity and offers an attractive opportunity for institutional investors to deploy in excess of €1 billion of capital and generate a reliable, long-term income.
BELECTRIC is one of Europe's leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants. The solar energy specialist looks back on more than 20 years of experience in power plant construction and has built over 4 gigawatts of capacity worldwide. BELECTRIC is a member of Elevion Group. Elevion Group BV is one of Europe’s leading energy service providers in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. Elevion Group belongs among Germany’s market leaders in this segment. The group currently is comprised of approximately 60 consolidated companies and employs more than 4,700 people in twelve countries – in addition to Germany, these include the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and China.
After a break of several years, BELECTRIC is getting back into photovoltaic system construction in the United Kingdom. In recent years, the company's activities in the country were focused on the operation and maintenance of solar power plants.
BELECTRIC has already installed hundreds of megawatts of solar and energy storage capacity in the United Kingdom. The last solar farms were constructed in 2015. Until 2019, the German solar company was also involved in battery storage projects in the country. After withdrawing from the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) business in the UK, the British BELECTRIC team continued to take care of operations and maintenance of own-built as well as third-party solar systems.
The PV and energy storage market in the United Kingdom is currently experiencing a bright period of growth. BELECTRIC now uses its existing structures in the country to return to the UK market as an EPC service provider and expand the company’s track record.
“The UK market has been our home for over ten years. We are pleased to live in a time when there is such a growth expected for the next few years”, explains Barry Bennett, Managing Director of BELECTRIC subsidiary BELECTRIC Solar Ltd. UK. The first projects are already in progress. The UK employees also harness many years of experience of BELECTRIC’s global engineering and project management.
Bennett adds: “The current situation with the energy markets across Europe is not different from the one in the United Kingdom. The electricity market struggles to provide clean renewable energy solutions to its end users. Therefore it is urgent to deliver solar and energy storage projects that help the grid to be future-proofed and stable. In this way, sustainable progress towards a net-zero future can be achieved. It is in BELECTRIC’s DNA to be a strategic player in the decarbonization of the electricity network, and we want to continue putting our experience to the service of this universal goal.”
BELECTRIC is one of Europe’s leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants. The solar energy specialist looks back on more than 20 years of experience in power plant construction and has built over 4 gigawatts of capacity worldwide. BELECTRIC is a member of Elevion Group.
Thorsten Blanke appointed new Chief Executive Officer of BELECTRIC GmbH
Current CEO Ingo Alphéus to join parent company Elevion Group as new Country Manager
Kolitzheim (Germany) – BELECTRIC’s parent company, Elevion Group B.V., has appointed Dr. Thorsten Blanke new Chief Executive Officer of BELECTRIC GmbH. He currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer of BELECTRIC and will succeed the current CEO Ingo Alphéus on May 1st, 2022. Ingo Alphéus will join Elevion as new Country Manager of Elevion Group in Germany and Austria as per July 1st, 2022.
“Thorsten Blanke brings more than ten years of extensive global experience in developing and building large-scale solar farms with him. I look forward to seeing him and the successful BELECTRIC team contribute to setting the pace for an even steeper ramp-up of renewables in European power generation”, says Jaroslav Macek, CEO of parent company Elevion Group B.V..
“I want to thank Ingo for his dedicated service and commitment over the last five years to restructuring and transforming BELECTRIC into one of the leading players in the European solar EPC and project development market. Together with the proven current management team Ingo will build on the past rapid growth of Elevion Group in Germany and further drive our strategy to be one of the top players when it comes to sustainable building and energy services in Germany and Austria”, says Jaroslav Macek.
Daniel Rehm, who has joined the BELECTRIC board as Chief Financial Officer from Elevion in December 2021 will also assume responsibilities for O&M services as per May 1st, 2022.
BELECTRIC is one of Europe’s leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants. The solar energy specialist looks back on more than 20 years of experience in power plant construction and has built over 4 gigawatts of capacity worldwide. BELECTRIC is a member of Elevion Group.
Elevion Group BV is one of Europe’s leading energy service providers in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. Elevion Group belongs among Germany’s market leaders in this segment. The group currently is comprised of approximately 60 consolidated companies and employs more than 4,700 people
Solar parks with a total capacity of over 57 megawatts completed on schedule
BELECTRIC underlines its role as one of the leading EPC providers in the Dutch market
Kolitzheim (Germany) – BELECTRIC commissions three more large-scale solar parks for Kronos Solar in the Netherlands. With the timely completion of the PV systems "Losser" (26.9 MWp), "Lochem I" (20.7 MWp) and "Lochem II" (9.9 MWp), BELECTRIC underlines its role as a leading builder and operator of solar systems in the Dutch market.
BELECTRIC has installed three solar parks with a total capacity of over 57 megawatts peak (MWp) for its customer Kronos Solar. The systems in the Dutch provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland consist of more than 128,000 solar modules combined and produce enough green electricity to supply the equivalent of around 18,000 homes in a climate friendly manner. BELECTRIC also provides operation and maintenance services (O&M) for the PV plants.
"We are delighted that Kronos Solar placed their trust in us again", explains Dr. Thorsten Blanke, Managing Director at BELECTRIC GmbH. “With more than 164 MWp of installed capacity, we are one of the leading EPC providers in the Dutch market.” Esther Jantosch, Head of Sales Netherlands at BELECTRIC, adds: “From complicated soil conditions and restrictions due to high-voltage lines to demanding grid connection concepts – we have mastered numerous challenges in the context of these three projects. With innovative projects such as the “Haringvliet Zuid” hybrid power plant, we have also been able to demonstrate that we can respond to the specific requirements of the market.” The “Haringvliet Zuid” energy park, which went into operation in 2021, is the Netherlands’ first green hybrid power plant. It combines a wind farm, battery storage and a 38 MW photovoltaic system installed by BELECTRIC.
Dr. Alexander Arcache, CEO of Kronos Solar Projects GmbH, welcomes the commissioning of the three large-scale systems: “With our shift towards IPP and long term asset management, BELECTRIC's proven quality and commercial competitiveness are ever more important to us. At Kronos Solar, we put great emphasis on power plant outperformance and low O&M costs. BELECTRIC is the right partner too in this regard."
BELECTRIC is one of the world's leading EPC service providers in the development, construction and operation of solar power plants. The solar energy specialist looks back on more than 20 years of experience in power plant construction and has built over 4 gigawatts of capacity worldwide. BELECTRIC is a member of Elevion Group. Elevion Group BV is one of Europe’s leading energy service providers in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. Elevion Group belongs among Germany’s market leaders in this segment. The group currently is comprised of approximately 54 consolidated companies and employs more than 4,100 people at 87 locations in nine countries – in addition to Germany, these include the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and China. The owner of Elevion is ČEZ Group, one of the Top 10 companies in the European energy market.
Innovative solar project with an installed capacity of 16,8 MWp will be finalized by the end of 2022
BELECTRIC also awarded as operation and maintenance service provider
Kolitzheim (Germany) / Be'er Scheva (Israel) – BELECTRIC is further increasing its footprint in the floating PV industry. The solar energy specialist is building a floating PV project with an installed capacity of 16,8 Megawatt Peak (MWp) for S’energy and the large scale water utility “Carmel shore waters” in Israel. Together with S’energy, BELECTRIC’s Israeli subsidiary will carry out the engineering, construction and commissioning work for the plant, which is located on a water reservoir near Kibbutz Ma'ayan Tzvi in the north of the country. Construction works are expected to start within the first quarter of 2022 with commissioning planned for the end of the year. BELECTRIC will also take on operation and maintenance (O&M) for the floating solar project.
“Floating PV installations open up new opportunities for solar, especially in countries with high population density and competing uses for available land”, explains Ingo Alphéus, CEO of BELECTRIC GmbH. “After our successful entry into the floating PV market last year, we are now on the forefront of this fast-growing industry due to benchmark projects like this.”
Each of the more than 30.000 PV modules will be individually mounted on a floating platform. The PV system is connected to the mainland via floating marine grade power lines. The floating platform itself is held in place by an anchoring and mooring system with direct rammed piers.
“This is already the fourth floating PV project we are realizing for customers in Israel. The greatest advantage of floating solar is that it reduces land utilization and site preparation issues associated with traditional solar installations. An additional benefit is that the water cools the panels naturally, which should increase their efficiency”, adds Anna Velikansky, Managing Director of BELECTRIC Israel Ltd.
BELECTRIC is one of the world's leading EPC service providers in the development and construction of ground-mounted solar power plants and floating PV systems. The solar energy specialist looks back on more than 20 years of experience in power plant construction and has built over 4 gigawatts of capacity worldwide. Via its subsidiary BELECTRIC Israel Ltd., the company has already realized 35 solar projects with a total capacity of around 570 MW in the country, among them Israel’s largest solar project to date. With an installed capacity of 120 MW, the solar plant near the village of Zeélim produces more than 220 gigawatt hours of green electricity per year. In addition, BELECTRIC is currently building a floating PV project on behalf of EDF. The 19,3 MW plant, which is one of the largest plants of its kind in Israel, is located on several water reservoirs for fish farming pools near the Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot in the north of the country. Commissioning is expected to be reached by end of this year.
BELECTRIC is a member of Elevion Group. Elevion Group BV is one of Europe’s leading energy service providers in the field of modern energy solutions that focus on sustainability and climate neutrality. Elevion Group belongs among Germany’s market leaders in this segment. The group currently is comprised of approximately 54 consolidated companies and employs more than 4,100 people at 87 locations in nine countries – in addition to Germany, these include the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and China. The owner of Elevion is ČEZ Group, one of the Top 10 companies in the European energy market.
