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A year after the installation of a ‘Photovoltaic Gallery’ at Isskogl in Gerlos, the Austrian resort has reported that the lift generated 27,000 kWh of electricity over the last 12 months, but only used 16,000 kWh itself. This means the lift “overproduced” power by about 70% with the ‘spare’ 9,000 kWh of clean energy fed into the power grid.
The energy collection works by placing photovoltaic panels along the Moving Carpet Gallery enclosure which the company developed in 2001 to protect users from snow, rain, wind, and cold - while offering a clear view of the outside.
For lift operators, the Gallery offers plenty of advantages - particularly allowing quick and easy start up even in the worst weather and snowfall conditions with the carpet lift protected for being buried under the snow.
The 180m long Gerlos lift has 74 solar panels installed on the Gallery enclosure provide a total output of about 18.25 kWp, corresponding to 22,000 kWh per year. kWp means peak kilowatts, and is the unit of measurement for the peak output of solar arrays.
Sunkid CEO Emanuel Wohlfarter now anticipates worldwide demand for the new Sunkid system, due to the quick return on investment costs, as well as the extremely low operating costs.
The energy collection works by placing photovoltaic panels along the Moving Carpet Gallery enclosure which the company developed in 2001 to protect users from snow, rain, wind, and cold - while offering a clear view of the outside.
For lift operators, the Gallery offers plenty of advantages - particularly allowing quick and easy start up even in the worst weather and snowfall conditions with the carpet lift protected for being buried under the snow.
The 180m long Gerlos lift has 74 solar panels installed on the Gallery enclosure provide a total output of about 18.25 kWp, corresponding to 22,000 kWh per year. kWp means peak kilowatts, and is the unit of measurement for the peak output of solar arrays.
Sunkid CEO Emanuel Wohlfarter now anticipates worldwide demand for the new Sunkid system, due to the quick return on investment costs, as well as the extremely low operating costs.
Dunno how it would fare in Japan due to a lot of cloud cover, snowy days but interesting to see green renewables being developed for the snow industry.