Ground-mounted solar facility to be built in Cressier Municipality, Switzerland
VARO Energy Group (“VARO”) and Groupe E, companies active in the energy transition, announced that they will build the most powerful ground-mounted solar facility in Switzerland. 19,000 photovoltaic panels will generate a significant portion of electricity consumed by Switzerland’s only refinery, located in Cressier. The facility will be integrated from a biodiversity perspective and is partnering with the CSEM, a Swiss research and development center to test a new generation of solar panels, demonstrating its commitment to innovation.
VARO, owner and operator of the refinery is commissioning the largest ground-mounted solar park in Switzerland with an installed capacity of 7.7 MW. Built in partnership with Groupe E, it will be located in an industrial zone, east of the refinery and cover an area of 45,000 m2, the equivalent of about five football pitches. It will include over 19,000 static panels.
The installations will be complemented by inverters and transformers, which will feed directly into the refinery’s medium-voltage grid. The project will seek to protect wildlife and promote biodiversity. The investment amounts to CHF 6.5 million.
The energy produced from November 2022 onwards will be primarily consumed on site by the refinery,
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