Deutschlandsberg generates its own solar power

The TDK Electronics plant in Deutschlandsberg/Austria will in future use solar power generated on site to fuel its production. By September 2021, a photovoltaic system will be installed on the roof of the warehouse and dispatch building. This installation will generate about 500 megawatt-hours of electricity per year, enough to meet roughly 1 percent of the plant’s annual power needs. For many years, the plant has already generated all the electricity it uses from hydropower.

Some 1,300 panels covering a surface area of around 2,400 square meters will be installed for the photovoltaic system, which will reduce the facility’s yearly CO₂ emissions by about 124 tons.

The photovoltaic installation at the Deutschlandsberg plant will serve as a pilot for other potential projects to conserve resources by generating energy from renewable sources. It will be subsidized by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

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