GARBE Renewable Energy – GREEN GmbH Launches Pilot Project for PV from Heliatek GmbH

GARBE Renewable Energy – GREEN GmbH (GREEN), a subsidiary of GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH, inaugurated the film photovoltaic system installed on the external façade in cooperation with the companies Heliatek GmbH and ADLER Smart Solutions GmbH on Oct. 13, 2021.

The project, funded by the EU under the ‘LIFE’ program, was officially commissioned on  Oct. 13, 2021 by representatives of the European Commission’s funding commission, the project partner COMSA and representatives of the companies involved.

Avoiding CO2 emissions wherever possible – GREEN also pursues this goal for managed portfolio properties of GARBE. For example, the system can extend the lifespan and utilization cycles of the properties and enhance the attractiveness of the locations long-term. Moreover, it can help avoid demolition, which is a waste of energy.

If the installation of a conventional roof-mounted photovoltaic system is not possible on roofs due to insufficient static or structural stability, older buildings may be retrofitted in the future by mounting organic photovoltaic films laterally on their façades.

As part of this pilot project, the PV modules from Heliatek were installed by ADLER on the south side of the logistics hall in Berlin Hohen-schönhausen (Marzahner Straße) on an area covering almost 480 m².

“The cooperation with Heliatek offers us the potential to open up additional areas for the generation of electricity from renewable energies,” said Mathias Wasko, managing director of GREEN. “Thanks to their low weight of less than 2 kg per m² plus easy application using the integrated adhesive on the back, the innovative properties of the solar films allow photovoltaic solutions to be integrated – even on buildings that are not suitable for conventional PV systems.”

“Our innovative HeliaSol solar films are very light and flexible, as they’re based on a new type of solar technology. They enable solar power generation exactly on the surfaces where conventional solar solutions reach their limits due to their weight or the subsoil. Organic solar technology is the cleanest of all solar technologies and will help to achieve the ambitious GREEN targets. It’s also an important step towards a carbon-neutral future,’ added Guido van Tartwijk, CEO of Heliatek.