EoW January 2010

technology news

Leoni will equip the Brandenburg Lieberose solar farm with installation cables capable of carrying electricity, generated by the approximately 700,000 solar modules, to the system’s inverters. More than 1,000 kilometres of this sophisticated cable will be installed for the purpose. “It meets the heavy demands to which the solar modules themselves are also subjected,” explains Marc Ziegler, purchasing coordinator of the project developer, juwi solar GmbH. Leoni’s cable is extremely weather resistant and has an expected useful life of at least 150,000 operating hours, which allows it to be used for more than thirty years. The world’s second largest photovoltaic plant, Lieberose will provide an annual output of around 53 million kWh, which covers the demand of 15,000 households. juwi solar GmbH, a leading project developer of solar, wind and bioenergy plants, is building the solar farm across an area of 162 hectares, the equivalent size of more than 210 football fields. Cable to carry solar power

Solar farm Lieberose is the world’s second largest photovoltaic plant ▲ ▲

It’s Seamless and It’s SheathEx™ The New Process for High Voltage

Leoni AG – Germany Fax : +49 911 2023 231 Email : info@leoni.com Website : www.leoni.com

Cable Sheathing Main Features Include:

Saving heat and energy

Seamless aluminium sheath with no weld or bead • Continuous extrusion (no stop marks) for very • long cable lengths Standard CCR rod with no pre-heat requirement • Suitable for Power Cables up to 165mm Ø • In-line Corrugation •

ILES Srl works to develop energy-efficient heat treatment plants. The company has recently completed a conveyor belt furnace with forced air circulation, the model 2.72 R1, said to save over 35 per cent of energy costs compared with a conventional furnace with the same technical characteristics. The results of customer tests suggest that it is possible to treat the material effectively at lower temperatures. The new plant also has the safety advantage for operators of no hot external components. ILES Srl – Italy Fax : +39 0373 750110 Email : info@iles.it Website : www.iles.it

Other Benefits Include:

Low capital cost Low running costs

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Low energy requirement

Low manpower Low maintenance

High reliability

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EuroWire – January 2010