The specialized company Tenergie will be responsible for installing 180,000 square meters of solar panels in the car parks of 119 stations.
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Solar energy will invest in station car parks. The SNCF announced on Thursday November 10 that it had entrusted the specialized company Tenergie with the installation of 180,000 square meters of solar panels in the car parks of 119 stations.
Tenergie, a company specializing in solar and wind power based in Bouches-du-Rhône, will be responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic installations. These should be in service by the end of 2024.
“It is really important for us to develop solar energy, a renewable energy”declared the director general of SNCF Gares & Connections, Marlène Dolveck, who wants “green stations”consuming less and dispensing with fossil fuels.
This first phase must have an overall capacity of more than 30 megawatts-peak (MWp, unit measuring maximum power). The electricity produced will be resold to the public electricity distribution network, but not injected directly into the stations.
The photovoltaic power stations, installed in all regions, will produce the equivalent of 15% of the consumption of the 3,000 French stations, according to the subsidiary of SNCF Réseau. The objective is to install one million square meters of solar panels on station property by 2030 to 2032, with a capacity of 150 to 200 MWp.