Menteroda 2 has a capacity of 6.05 MWp
“ It was important to us that the new controllers would allow us to connect not only solar but also wind or combined heat and power plants .”
Christoph Werlitz , Engineering ASG Solar atmosphere . But the three visitors are not here to see those today . The entire Menteroda solar park was connected to the grid in February 2020 . The older part , Menteroda 1 , has been in existence since the beginning of 2019 . Christoph Werlitz is the contact person on site and is responsible for Menteroda 2 engineering . He is accompanied by René Wollmerstädt , the General Manager of ASG Solar .
ASG Solar was established by Jan Wecke and René Wollmerstädt in 2007 . Since then , the company has planned , constructed , and operated plants . Wollmerstädt is responsible for the technical side of the “ Generating energy from the sun ” business model . Today ’ s third member of the group is Burkhard Dittmann , who works on the sales service side for Phoenix Contact and who is an expert in the energy sector and in integrating renewable energies .
Helping people help themselves Christoph Werlitz explains , “ Menteroda was not just planned and implemented by ASG Solar , it is also operated by the company . While we still had to draw upon external services for Menteroda 1 , we planned Menteroda 2 and put it into operation ourselves .”
Wollmerstädt adds , “ This was planned and implemented
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