wiredinUSA December 2014

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Consortium catches the sun in Bordeaux

conversion chain and Krinner GmbH for screw-in foundations and photovoltaic structures. This is the latest development project for Neoen, a French provider of renewable energies, and will provide a total peak capacity of 300MW. The farm will be connected directly to the power grid and will be on-line in October 2015, generating enough power for the daytime consumption of the Bordeaux population.

A consortium of Eiffage, acting through its Clemessy subsidiary, Schneider Electric and Krinner has been awarded a contract for the construction of a solar farm and an extra-high voltage substation in Cestas, near Bordeaux, France. The consortium will also be responsible for the operation and maintenance of what is expected to be the largest photovoltaic power project in Europe. Work is to begin immediately. The project will call on the expertise of Clemessy subsidiary RMT for engineering studies, Eiffage Energia for connection work, Eiffage Travaux Publics for earthworks, Schneider Electric for the electrical

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