At the Floriade 2002 international horticultural exhibition site, it will use around 19 000 solar modules supplied by Siemens and will be capable of generating 2.3 MW of electricity at peak output.
The electricity produced by the plant will be fed directly into the local grid. The plant is designed so that the solar modules function both as a generator and the actual roof of what amounts to a vast semi-open greenhouse.
The total area of the installation is about 25 000 m2, and Siemens have developed a semitransparent solar module for the project which (in an overhead application) allows the necessary amount of sunlight to filter through to the plants below.
Originator of the turnkey project is Dutch utility Nuon. Installation will start in April 2001, for operation in December 2001.
