Lowlands Competition within the Netherlands attracts over 50,000 music lovers yearly.
The three-day occasion on the outskirts of Amsterdam boasts a formidable array of other artists - from rock and pop stars, to world-renowned drum 'n’ bass DJs.
However as Europe strikes in direction of renewable vitality alternate options, the competition is seeking to enhance its inexperienced credentials - with a brand new photo voltaic automobile park stealing the present.
“As a festival-organiser, we wish to domesticate an optimistic imaginative and prescient of the long run and play a task in fixing local weather issues,” says Lowlands director, Eric van Eerdenburg.
”We hope this development could be a supply of inspiration for our guests to contribute - irrespective of how small - to creating the world extra sustainable.”
What's a photo voltaic automobile park?
The brand new photo voltaic automobile park is spearheading Lowlands’ drive in direction of sustainability. The parking zone covers 350,000 sq. metres, boasting 90,000 photo voltaic panels and area for over 15,000 automobiles.
As festival-goers park up and revel in themselves by the stage, the photo voltaic carport is able to producing as much as 35 MWp (Megawatts-peak) of vitality from the solar on the identical time. That’s sufficient energy to provide 10,000 households, or 100 Lowlands Festivals.
“For our firm, it's important that we're dedicated to a sustainable society,” says Ruben Brouwer from MOJO Concert events, the corporate behind Lowlands.
“This is a crucial step inside our vitality transition in direction of utilizing renewable vitality solely.”
The Dutch competition has been working for years to make the occasion extra local weather aware, however vitality consumption stays a problem. Roughly 300,000 kWh (kilowatt-hour) of electrical energy is consumed on the competition yearly, with fossil fuels offering the overwhelming majority of that determine.
With the development of the photo voltaic carport, the occasion is taking an infinite leap in direction of inexperienced vitality - and reimagining the connection between the music business and the local weather.
Festivals are famend for his or her detrimental impression on the areas they inhabit. From drug-infused rivers to deserted tenting gear, dwell music occasions present little refuge for the character they enfold.
In an effort to fight this popularity, the Lowlands Carport is utilizing bifacial photo voltaic panels - a singular type of photo voltaic cell able to allowing mild to cross by means of it.
This implies mild mirrored from the bottom can be utilized to generate vitality. It additionally permits the grass to develop, offering sustenance for native sheep who inhabit the sphere for the rest of the yr.
“We're extremely grateful for the help from governments, enabling us to grasp this textbook instance of ‘a number of land use’,” says Niek Tamminga from Solarfields, the corporate behind the development.
“We hope it can encourage others to mix parking with sustainable vitality era in additional locations in The Netherlands.”
Lowlands Competition will happen on 19-21 August in Biddinghuizen, close to Amsterdam. With 12 phases, the line-up of round 250 acts consists of Arlo Parks, Sam Fender and Michael Kiwanuka.
Watch the video above to seek out out extra concerning the photo voltaic automobile park.
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