Solar energy expansion

The Port of Kiel is increasing its production of climate-friendly solar energy. At the beginning of August, almost 300 photovoltaic modules were installed at the Ostseekai cruise terminal, on the roof of the 175m long gangway to the northern berth.

“The output of each PV panel is 335 watts, so that the calculated system output is nearly 100kWp in total,” said the Port of Kiel.

90,000kWh of green electricity

Depending on the weather, about 90,000kWh of green electricity can be generated per year. This is roughly equivalent to the annual consumption of 30 private households.

However, it is planned to use 80% of the generated solar energy for the self-consumption of the transformers of the neighbouring onshore power plant as well as for the LED facade. The remaining energy will be fed into the public grid.

The Port of Kiel already generates about 300,000kWh of electricity from solar energy every year. Its Ostuferhafen cargo centre features photovoltaic systems to capture solar energy and aid the port’s sustainability goals.

The new system can go into operation as soon as it has been approved by relevant authorities.