Time lapse: Sauber F1 Team's Oerlikon solar park goes on stream
The solar park constructed for the Sauber F1 Team in Hinwil by premium partner Oerlikon is now on stream after being officially opened today (Monday). It is one of the largest solar car ports in Switzerland.
The construction, consisting of 1,573 technically advanced and aesthetically appealing thin-film silicon photovoltaic modules, stretches over an area measuring 2,249 square metres. A roof of one of the factory buildings has been fitted with solar modules and large sections of the company's car park are now covered, which brings a number of benefits.
It took just six weeks to construct the solar park thanks to the innovative and cost-efficient way the modules are fitted. The installation delivers 155,600 kilowatt hours of power per year -- equivalent to the electricity needs of 44 households -- and generates peak power of 173 kWp. The energy payback time for the thin-film silicon solar modules is less than a year.
The solar park represents Sauber Motorsport's third major step of 2012 in terms of environmental protection. On 3rd April the Sauber Group's environment management system was awarded ISO 14001 certification and since 3rd May this year the Sauber F1 Team has been greenhouse gas neutral; the team supports a wind park project in India which saves more in greenhouse gas emissions than the Formula One team generates (overcompensation: 30 percent).
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