Throughout 2022, Signalhorn’s flagship facility in Leuk, Switzerland, is undergoing an ambitious solar project, utilizing unoccupied space to generate large volumes of green energy for the critical operations of their Satellite and Data Center customers.
This project will not only power their facility, but will also empower the customers to achieve their sustainability objectives through business-critical operations.
Development phases
Phase One: November 2021 – Full Solar Capacity installed on the roof
Phase one was completed late afternoon on the 29th of November, with the final panel installed on the roof of their main building at Leuk.
After months of preparation, realized in just three days, they started delivering green energy to Teleport & Data Center customers with immediate effect.
Phase Two: Leveraging Antennas
Phase Two marks a joint first for the solar power and teleport industries. At Leuk, they are fortunate to have over 50 antennas serving customers on C-Band, Ku & Ka-Band frequencies.
The oldest of these antennae are Leuk 1, Leuk 2 and Leuk 3. Constructed in the 1970s, these now legacy C-Band antennas measure 32m in diameter, equating to 3,216m2 in surface area, which they have worked with CKW to transform into solar-powered real estate that can track the movement of the sun throughout the day.
Leuk 2 is the first antenna in this project and the world to undergo this process.
