Germany: solar plant site data

Solar power plant in Kerpen, Germany: yield, tilt angle and row spacing

Kerpen: 1,072 kWh per kWp a year at the optimal tilt of 40°, 3° east of south (PVGIS). 2.6% above the median of the main cities of Germany (1,045). #56 of 193 main cities of Germany by yield. For comparison, Kyiv: 1,114 kWh/kWp — 3.8% less here.

Kerpen is in North Rhine-Westphalia. Population 64,226 (GeoNames). 84 m above sea level. 16 km away: Düren, the nearest bigger city, 1,096 kWh/kWp — 2.2% less here. 13.84 m between rows, pitch 17.50 m, GCR 0.27 (latitude 50.9°).

Yield of 1 kWp

1,072kWh/year

Tilt

40°3° east of south

10 kW

10,716kWh/year

Row pitch

17.50m · GCR 0.27

Rank in the country

56of 193 cities