Arcelor Mittal, the world's steel giant, has successfully built a 10MW solar power station on the roof of its factory in Belgium.

The project, funded by Belgian power company Eneco and built by Dutch renewable energy company Ecorus as EPC, uses 27,000 high-efficiency double-sided half panels supplied by Longi for a total of 10MW. The components are all installed on the roof of the ArcelorMittal steel plant, which covers 100,000 square metres, the equivalent of 150 standard football pitches. The project has been successfully connected to the grid in the third quarter of 2019, becoming the largest double-sided power generation project in Belgium.

Arcelor Mittal rooftop PV project

The project could generate about 11MW of peak power and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 4,600 tonnes per year, equivalent to planting 230,000 trees. According to Ecorus, the project was completed at a "record" pace during construction, reaching up to three components per minute at peak installation times, with more than 180 people working simultaneously on the project site.

The Arcelor Mittal plant

In recent years, Belgium has been developing into one of the key photovoltaic markets in Europe. Arcelor's Mittal Group is Europe and the world famous iron and steel company, the success of the photovoltaic power generation project, for the local traditional energy companies constantly set a benchmark to renewable energy transformation, the LONGi to efficient components and quick response to ensure that the project timely interconnection and reliable electricity, vigorously promote the European local scale development of renewable energy in Europe.

"The double-sided components supplied by LONGi for the roof of the ArcelorMittal plant have been tested and demonstrated excellent performance in terms of generating capacity and attenuation, which will result in lower KWH costs and higher generation returns for the customer. LONGi also hopes to use the power of photovoltaic to promote the optimization of energy structure in more parts of the world, and contribute to the realization of a green lifestyle for human beings." LONGi EMEA 2 region sales Director Wang Yan said.

Arcelor Mittal, headquartered in Luxembourg, is the largest company in Luxembourg and one of the world's largest steel groups. Arcelor Mittal supplies about 10% of the world's steel every year. The group has post-branch offices in more than 60 countries around the world.

世界钢铁巨头阿塞洛尔米塔尔集团(Arcelor Mittal)位于比利时的工厂屋顶，成功建造了一座10MW太阳能电站。

该项目由比利时电力公司Eneco投资，荷兰可再生能源公司Ecorus作为EPC进行项目建设，采用了27000块由隆基供应的高效半片双面组件，共计10MW。组件全部安装在阿塞洛尔米塔尔钢铁厂房的屋顶，占地10万平方米，相当于150个标准足球场。项目已于2019年三季度成功并网，成为比利时最大的双面发电项目。

阿塞洛尔米塔尔屋顶光伏项目

该项目可产生约11MW的峰值功率，每年可减少二氧化碳排放约4600吨，相当于植树23万棵。据Ecorus透露，该项目在建设过程中以“创纪录”的速度完成，在安装高峰期可以达到每分钟安装三块组件，超过180人在项目现场同时工作。

阿塞洛尔米塔尔厂房

近年来，比利时不断发展成为欧洲光伏重点市场之一。阿塞洛尔米塔尔集团是欧洲乃至全球知名的钢铁公司，这一光伏发电项目的成功打造，为当地传统能源企业不断向可再生能源转型树立了标杆，而隆基以高效组件及快速响应确保了项目及时并网和可靠发电，有力推动了欧洲可再生能源在欧洲当地的规模化发展。

“隆基为阿塞洛尔米塔尔厂房屋顶供应的双面组件经过多种实证测试，在发电能力、衰减等方面均表现出优异的性能，这将为客户带来度电成本的降低以及更高的发电收益。隆基也希望借助光伏的力量推进全球更多地区能源结构的优化，为人类绿色生活方式的实现贡献力量。”隆基EMEA二区销售总监王炎表示。