The system with a module area of 12,160 m² and a nominal output of 2,680 kWp is located directly opposite the company premises in the Heynitz-Lehden industrial park. In the future, the site will cover around a quarter of its annual energy requirements with self-generated solar power.
In the past, SCHOLLGLAS Sachsen GmbH has already significantly reduced its energy consumption through LED lighting, dynamic lighting control and infrared dark radiators. A water treatment plant commissioned in 2024 will also save 75% fresh water and 65% electricity in flat glass production.
With the commissioning of the photovoltaic system, the company is also promoting the expansion of electromobility. Successful tests on the suitability for all-electric vehicles for everyday use at various locations have encouraged us to convert our passenger car fleet accordingly. With the new PV system, we now have a truly complete solution for this – including an energy source!” states Ingolf Rüpke, Managing Director of SCHOLLGLAS Sachsen GmbH.
All measures to increase energy efficiency are related to the company’s certified energy and environmental management. “We are absolutely aware of our social responsibility, also in environmental aspects. Glass production in particular, which is viewed critically as a major consumer of fossil fuels in the context of the energy transition, is both part of the problem and an unavoidable component of the solution: because the energy balance of residential, office, commercial and production buildings can only be made sustainable with modern, energy-efficient insulating glass with sun and heat protection,” says Ingolf Rüpke. “With the swing to self-produced electricity for energy-intensive processes in the production of toughened and laminated safety glass, we are bringing SCHOLLGLAS a big step closer to the goal of completely C02-neutral products.”