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‘Salaspils Siltums’ plans to install a large solar panel park

BE “Salaspils Heat “in cooperation with the group of energy companies” AJ Power “is expanding the possibilities of obtaining solar energy in the company this year. In the coming months, another solar panel park will be established in the company, which will provide electricity for self-consumption.

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The project plans to install 270 solar panels with a total capacity of 100 kW on the ground, which will produce at least 900,000 kWh for the company in the next 10 years.

In 2017, Salaspils Siltums implemented its first solar panel project. In order to produce green electricity, 86 solar panels with a total capacity of 25 kW were installed on the roof of the company’s building, which has allowed the company to save 436.5 tons of CO2 annually so far. In 2019, the company continued the green course and implemented a large-scale project, installing a solar field with 1,720 solar collectors, an accumulation tank and a 3MW wood chip boiler house. After the implementation of the project, 90% of the produced heat energy is produced from renewable energy sources, including 20% ​​- from solar energy.

Ina Bērziņa-Veita, Member of the Board of SIA “Salaspils Siltums” comments: “” Salaspils Siltums “is moving step by step towards the use of fuel-free technologies in its operations. By installing solar panels and solar collectors, we are fully convinced that solar energy has great potential. , on days when the sun is shining, we can say that the whole process of obtaining heat energy will be provided from the sun. “

“Within the framework of the project, a kWh productivity guarantee for the solar panel system has been set for five years, for which we are the solar panel installer,” informs Roberts Samtiņš, the head of AJ Power.

The establishment of SIA “Salaspils Siltums” solar panel park has already started. It will be one of the largest solar panel parks in the region and the green electricity it produces will be used to ensure the company’s self-consumption.

SIA “Salaspils Siltums” provides district heating in Salaspils city and Saulkalne.

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