Preparations for this major project, which are coordinated by the Corporate Center Building and Facility Management at TU Dortmund University, have been underway for about three years. “Construction jobs need significant patience,” says task organizer Jonas Giehler. “That makes all of us the more thrilled that progress is now ending up being clearly noticeable.” Many steps were needed, from planning application, land survey and soil analysis to procurement of the technical parts. In February this year, the city’s Historic Preservation Department also utilized the building task as a chance to conduct archaeological excavations on the site and recorded traces of ancient settlements.
Additional turning point
The setup of the photovoltaic panels marks an additional turning point. In the next action, a battery bank and a station building must be included, together with transformers in addition to low- and medium-voltage equipment, before the system can enter into operation. According to an expediency study, the project expenses will be recovered in around 6 years. What’s more, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Infotech will be able to use the system in the future to conduct scientific trials.
Installing this ground-mounted photovoltaic system belongs to TU Dortmund University’s contribution to decreasing climate-damaging emissions: Compared to Germany’s electrical power mix, the photovoltaic panels can conserve the environment simply under 600 lots of CO ₂ each year. This is equivalent to the emissions produced when a traveler flies 200 times from Frankfurt to New York and back. The university will forge ahead with the expansion of PV systems on appropriate roofing systems and commission a wood pellet plant before the start of the next heating period so that it can create even more of its own renewable resource in the future. TU Dortmund University likewise just recently signed a letter of intent with DEW21 to begin the building of a wind turbine on South School.
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