Sweden’s largest solar cell generating facility produces green electricity at Ullevi

In April a 680 square metre solar-powered generating facility will start producing eco-friendly electricity at Ullevi. It will generate sufficient electricity every year to meet Ullevi’s annual energy consumption for all lighting of the football pitch.

”We’re proud to have Sweden’s largest solar cell facility at Ullevi. And although the green electricity it produces only meets a small proportion of Ullevi’s total power requirements, it’s a major contribution in the drive for long-term changes to the city’s energy supply,” says Got Events Managing Director Thomas Torkelsson.

The City of Göteborg works actively to support positive ecological and economic development in the region. Got Event is a wholly-owned municipal company that works actively to minimise the environmental imprint at its arenas – Ullevi, Scandinavium and Valhalla.
[Photo: Mikael Persson]

Financing
The investment totals 5.8 million kronor. The county administrative board provided state investment aid totalling 4 million kronor, Higab (which owns the Ullevi property) contributed 300,000 kronor and the Ekofonden investment fund added another 250,000 kronor. Got Event has itself provided 1.25 million kronor.

Construction
Sweden’s leading company in the field of renewable energy, Switchpower, is the project coordinator. The solar cell modules are manufactured by Gällivare PhotoVoltaic, GPV.

If you would like more information, please contact:
Got Event, Lars Erik Gustafson, technical director, +46 (0)31-61 24 53, +46 (0)707-61 24 53 or Claes-Göran Lindgren, electrical engineer, +46 (0)31-61 56 50, +46 (0)707-61 10 67
Switchpower, Petter Sjöström, Operations & Planning, +46 (0)8-21 68 20, +46 (0)73-535 32 53, www.switchpower.eu

 

Facts The roof of the VIP gallery has been covered with 680 square metres of solar cell panels Peak effect is just over 86 kilowatts The facility is expected to produce about 70,000 kilowatt hours per year

Mikael Persson, Information Manager, +46 (0)31-61 18 89, +46 (0)707-61 18 89