Largest Solar park in Asia Relies on SolarWorld Technology
15 MW Power Plant Connected to the Grid in South Korea
Source: SolarWorld AG press release/ Oct 15, 2008 /DGAP
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On behalf of its South Korean partner SolarPark Engineering Co. Ltd. the SolarWorld Group has equipped the largest solar park ever built in Asia with solar power technology. For the 15 MW (Megawatt) power plant located 350 km to the South of Seoul in Gochang in the province of Jeollabukdo the internationally leading solar technology group supplied a total of 85,000 solar modules. The connection to the power grid in South Korea is taking place today. It provides the occasion for an opening ceremony that a large number of high ranking Korean politicians, among them State President Lee Myung-Bak, are expected to attend. The Gochang solar park covers an area of 380,000 square meters and will generate 23.5 million Kilowatt hours of electricity per year. This is enough to supply 25,000 Koreans completely with environmentally friendly solar power. At the same time the emission of 15,400 tons of carbon dioxide per year is avoided.
Module Factory about to be commissioned
‘South Korea is Asia’s leading market for renewable energies. Thanks to our early involvement in this market together with our partner we have been
able to establish a position of leadership on the basis of which we will increasingly penetrate additional growth markets in Asia’, says SolarWorld
Chairman and CEO Dipl.-Ing. Frank H. Asbeck. The Joint Venture SolarWorld Korea Ltd. managed in cooperation with SolarPark Engineering Co. Ltd. is
currently building a manufacturing facility for the production of solar modules that will start production at the end of the year. In 2009 its
capacity will amount to 120 MW.
About SolarWorld AG: The SolarWorld AG group of companies (ISIN: DE0005108401) is a world leader in providing high quality solar power
technology. The company is represented at all the stages of the solar value chain combining as it does all industrial activities from the raw material
silicon to turn-key solar power plants.
Photos of the solar park are available for downloading on the Internet site
www.solarworld.de under Press/ Press-Login.