Carport with 2,220 solar panels inaugurated in Lentzweiler

Luxembourg's largest photovoltaic plant in a carport was inaugurated in Lentzweiler on Thursday. The plant, which covers an area of approximately 5,000 square metres, can now supply electricity to approximately 300 Luxembourg households per year.

The over 2,220 solar panels can be used on both sides. As a result, they can absorb both the direct rays of the sun from above and the reflections of cars on the ground from below.

This process can reduce CO2 emissions by roughly 200 tonnes per year. In addition, ten electric vehicle charging stations were installed in the parking lot owned by the company "Tarkett".

While climate conferences usually focus on discussions, this is an example of concrete action, said Minister for Energy Claude Turmes during the official inauguration of the photovoltaic plant in the north of the country: "This is 1 megawatt and we want 100 megawatts here in Luxembourg every year, which means building 100 plants like this one."

Thus, the Minister hopes for future projects like this one in Lentzweiler and appeals to large corporations but also supermarkets. After all, there are around 300 hectares of car parks in the Grand Duchy where such carports with solar panels could be installed, Turmes argues.

Two tenders for projects of 50 megawatts each were recently issued. The first project involves combining agriculture and vegetable farming with solar energy, while the second involves installing a photovoltaic system on an industrial building.

The full report by RTL Télé (in Luxembourgish):