France: Conergy and Soligest built 6 MW installations on warehouse roofs
Industrial buildings of logistics company Combrode to produce green energy

Hamburg / Brignoles, 31 January 2012 – Conergy France, together with its local partner Soligest, have recently completed three rooftop solar installations with a total power rating of 6.1 megawatts. The solar experts have installed more than 80,000 thin-film modules on 67,000 square metres of roof surface. Conergy was responsible for both the design and technical planning of the installation. This massive project consists of three separate installations. The largest of the three systems, at 2.7 MW, has been connected to the public grid by the end of January. It was installed on top of a logistics centre in Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme in France; the 2.3 MW installation is located in Bollène in Vaucluse; and a smaller 1.1 MW installation will now produce green energy on top of a warehouse in Maine-et-Loire.

Together these three industrial rooftop installations will produce 6.5 gigawatt hours of clean electricity from the sun per year, the equivalent of the energy consumption of around 2,200 households. This represents a saving of 3,130 tons of damaging CO2 emissions - the equivalent of 45 trucks driving the 738 kilometres between Montreuil (49) and Bollène (84).

"This project has been a great success for Conergy France", says the Head of Conergy France, Xavier Ansaldi. "It is our biggest project so far this year, and once again our expertise and many years of international experience in major free-field projects and rooftop installations has stood us in good stead."

Conergy's partner Soligest not only installed the systems but will also operate them. Arnaud Maillard, sales manager at Soligest added: "We are delighted with the way everything went so smoothly with our partnership with Conergy, especially when you consider the size and complexity of the project. With the benefit of this experience we know that we now have a very strong team for carrying out future rooftop installation projects, both large and small. We can certainly envisage working with Conergy again"

The three large-scale installations involved in the joint project all benefit from what is known as "tariff protection", so the feed-in tariffs applied will be those that were valid at the time the project was planned back in 2010. Although legislation has changed in France recently, private, medium and large-sized rooftop installations can still be lucrative.  Experts estimate that in the coming year the combined output of medium-sized rooftop installations up to 100 kilowatts and larger installations up to 250 kilowatts will be around 220 megawatts.

With eight years in the industry, Conergy is one the most experienced system providers in the French market. Conergy's portfolio includes concepts for all sizes of solar installations, from planning and technical design, construction and delivery of all solar components to maintenance and technical operation. Conergy also offers complete solutions for private roofs that not only satisfy all the requirements for receiving the highest in-feed tariffs, but also already meet the standards that have been established for 2012.

About Conergy
Conergy delivers solar energy systems from a single source. As a system supplier, Conergy produces all components for a solar installation and offers all services under one roof.

With its modules, inverters and mounting systems, the solar expert creates Conergy System Technology, which is efficient solar energy systems for private or commercial rooftops, as well as for multi-Megawatt Parks.

Conergy System Services deliver a “Worry-Free Package” for Conergy solar installations – from “A“ for architectural planning to “Y“ for yield insurance and “Z“ for zero trouble. Conergy’s experts not only install on-site turn-key solar projects, but they also manage the planning and financing, project implementation, system monitoring, operation and on-going maintenance of the project for maximum performance. With this comprehensive technology and service package, Conergy offers yield insurance for its installations.

Conergy System Sales brings Conergy premium products to nearly 40 countries. From “A” for Australia to “T” for Tunisia – the solar expert supports homeowners, installers, wholesalers and investors in their efforts to “go solar”. With sales activities on five continents, Conergy has close relationships with all its customers. In 2010, more than half of Conergy’s sales were generated outside of Germany.

Listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange, Conergy employs more than 1,500 people worldwide. Since Conergy’s founding in 1998, it has produced and sold more than 1.6 GW of clean solar energy. Thus, in 2011 Conergy solar installations have generated almost as much power as a nuclear reactor.

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