Solar model project in the Ahr Valley

Technical service provider Faber and electrical wholesaler YESSS support reconstruction in the Ahr Valley with mobile solar power stations

The technical service provider Faber Infrastructure and electrical wholesaler YESSS have been using mobile solar power stations as a power source in Bad Neuenahr, which was particularly affected by the flood disaster. The autonomous plants have already helped to save 3,400 litres of diesel fuel since their installation. With their voluntary project, the companies want to ring in a paradigmatic change and prove that a secure initial power supply from renewable energies is possible in disaster events.

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 21/12/2021. The power plant of technical service providers Faber Infrastructure and YESSS Elektro illuminates St. Pius Church and supplies two construction planning office containers with environment-friendly solar power. This is where the consulting engineers of the Ahr Valley Cooperation prepare their damage surveys for the residents affected by the flood disaster in Rhineland-Palatinate’s Ahr Valley – strictly on a cost-covering basis and not for profit.
The turnkey plants function on a plug-and-play basis and consist of a mobile container featuring 64 swing-out solar modules with inbuilt lithium ion storage. In addition to which the partners also installed an innovative container top unit with integrated solar modules on the office containers’ roof. The system supplies around 27 kilowatts altogether, and is able to store up to 80 kilowatt hours of solar energy for later. If that should not suffice, the integrated 24/7 backup system will step in as required. Since its installation in September this year, the autonomous power station has already saved 3,400 litres of diesel fuel.

Solar power instead of diesel
“Especially now in winter, the power demand is higher than ever – for example to dry out the buildings, build the infrastructure, and for the street lighting”, explains Sven Leinardi, Mobile Storage Project Manager at Faber Infrastructure GmbH. “Vast quantities of diesel” are currently delivered to the affected areas, he adds, with generators being refilled by tanker lorries once a week, and a diesel generator humming every 150 metres in the Ahr Valley.
Maintaining and refuelling these generators ties up the resources of helpers and NGOs. Because the generators are running day and night, the noise pollution for the residents is correspondingly high. “We are delighted to be able to offer an environment-friendly, quiet and resource-saving alternative with our project”, says Leinardi.
Christian Heinemann, Head of Supporting Departments at YESSS Elektro, adds: “This project is an excellent example for the use of renewable energies in areas with damaged or destroyed infrastructure. The Ahr Valley could become a model region for renewable energies. We want to ring in a turnaround with our project, and prove solar power’s outstanding usability for reliable initial supplies in disaster events.”

About the flood disaster
In mid-July of this year, the greater Eifel / East Belgium / Rhineland area suffered a flood disaster that submerged and destroyed countless roads, bridges, railway tracks, supply lines and buildings, costing many lives.
Initial estimates set the physical damage at over € 50 b. The reconstruction in towns like Gemünd or Bad Münstereifel will take two years as a minimum, with a far longer time period expected in the Ahr Valley.

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Copyright: Faber Infrastructure and YESSS Elektrofachgroßhandlung

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Faber Infrastructure launches innovative container-based power supply

Saarbrücken, 05th October 2020. In October, the subsidiary of one of Europe’s leading cable distributors, Klaus Faber AG, has launched the compact solar battery container Mobile Power System and started series production. This intelligent overall solution combines a 24kW solar system with 80-kWh lithium-ion battery storage and an emergency power generator.

Modular construction system

The new power supply of Faber Infrastructure GmbH is characterised in particular by its modular architecture and plug & play design. All components are stowed in a standardised 20-foot container for transport. On site, the solar wings can be quickly and conveniently folded out and put into operation. Individual module units such as the 24/7 backup unit are compactly mounted on slide-in grid-frame modules and easily accessible. The system is operated and monitored via the control panel on the container door. If required, both the generation and storage capacity can be retrofitted at any time.

“We wanted to develop an environmentally friendly power supply that saves on fossil fuels, reduces noise and exhaust emissions and can be flexibly expanded. In addition, it should be easy to transport and quickly put into operation. With the Mobile Power System we have achieved our goals”, explains Ulrich Spies, Managing Director of Faber Infrastructure GmbH.

Flexible worldwide use

The Mobile Power System has a wide range of applications: from off-grid energy for camps, refugee camps, radar and radio stations to first aid during disaster relief operations and temporary power supply for construction sites and events. The container can be utilised to set up a self-sufficient basic power supply, but the system can also be integrated into an existing grid.

Since the Mobile Power System harmonises with the most diverse supply structures and load conditions, it can be used worldwide. To ensure that the power supply works reliably in the long term, Faber Infrastructure offers its customers needs-based services, trains the customer’s own service personnel and provides a reliable supply of spare parts.

About Faber Infrastructure GmbH:

Faber Infrastructure GmbH is an independent subsidiary of Klaus Faber AG, the leading cable distributor in Europe. For more than 70 years, this name has stood for energy know-how, excellent customer service and outstanding product quality.

Since its foundation in 2018, Faber Infrastructure has concentrated on the business fields of energy and mobility. From its headquarters in Saarbrücken, Faber Infrastructure GmbH designs future-oriented products and solutions for the international market. In doing so, Faber Infrastructure relies on integrated concepts that sustainably reduce the burden on the environment. In addition to the PV battery storage containers, Faber offers e-scooter fleet solutions for companies.

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