Greencells Hoogeveen Solar PV Park is a 29MW solar PV power project. It is located in Drenthe, Netherlands. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2020.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 29 29 Active Drenthe, Netherlands Blue Elephant Energy; Greencells

Description

The project was developed by Blue Elephant Energy and Greencells. The project is currently owned by Blue Elephant Energy.

Greencells Hoogeveen Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 5,100 households, offsetting 3,300t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $31.175m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in January 2020.

Contractors Involved

Greencells was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.

About Blue Elephant Energy

Blue Elephant Energy AG (Blue Elephant Energy) is a renewable energy company. It acquires and operates solar parks and onshore wind plants with a focus on western Europe. The company invests in development, construction, and operational phases of power plants. Blue Elephant Energy operates wind farms and solar parks across Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Dominican Republic, Spain, Greece and Chile. Some of the company’s major solar parks are Grossbeeren, Vouzance, Stadskanaal, Midden Groningen, Viridis and Megala Kalyvia. Its major wind farms are Danna, Schimmendorf, Oppido, Barkow, Lindenberg and Hassenhausen. The company has co-development agreements with a limited range of developers. Blue Elephant Energy is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.

About Greencells

Greencells GmbH (Greencells) is an alternative energy company that constructs, designs, and maintains solar plants. The company’s service offerings include construction, consulting, designing, financing, surveys, installation, in-house financing, topographical survey, and safety and site security services, among others. It also provides test ramming, installation of frames and modules, electrical works, site preparation, working material logistics and waste disposal, construction site equipment, pile driven foundations, earthworks, and screwpiles, among others. Greencells also delivers and installs an electric filling station for e-cars along with the PV installation. The company offers its services to farmers, investors, companies, and councils. Greencells is headquartered in Saarbrucken, Saarland, Germany.

Methodology

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