On November 20, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is open. After more than three years of COVID-19 gloom, the world is in dire need of a sporting event to lift the spirits and set the planet ablaze with the passion of soccer. This is the 22nd World Cup, the first time in history that it has been held within Qatar and the Middle East countries.
Like the sport of soccer, photovoltaic energy is enduring. In the last decade, due to technological advances, the cost of solar power generation is getting lower and lower, and more and more ordinary residents have access to solar energy. Photovoltaics has become the most popular new energy source in the world. Using solar to generate electricity for soccer stadiums and empower soccer, “solar + soccer” can be seen everywhere in the world. Today, let’s take a look at the world’s top 10 solar soccer stadiums.
1. Qatar Education City Stadium
Qatar Education City Stadium is one of the new stadiums built by Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It is planned to host six matches in the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup,1/8-final and 1/4-final. It is the first stadium in the world to receive a five-star rating from the Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS). 55% of the building materials are sustainable and environmentally friendly, and 28% are renewable. The façade has integrated photovoltaic solar panels that provide 20% of the stadium’s energy requirements. The stadium’s facade design is inspired by the diamond facade, known as the “desert diamond”.
2. Brazil National Stadium
The Brazilian National Stadium has a total installed solar capacity of 2.5 MW, which is the largest in the world.
It was here that the battle for third place in the 2014 World Cup was fought, but sadly, the Brazilians conceded three goals in a row that year, and the Netherlands eventually won the third place, leaving the Brazilian team in tears at the National Stadium.
3. Europa-Park Stadium
This is the home stadium of the German soccer club Freiburg, which will be connected to the grid and put into operation in September 2022. About 6,000 HJT solar modules are installed on 15,000 m² of roof, with an installed capacity of 2.4 MW, making it the second largest stadium rooftop PV system in the world today.
4. Maracana Stadium
The Maracana Stadium was the second stadium ever to host two World Cup finals, and at the time was recognized as the largest soccer stadium in the world. 2014 Brazil World Cup saw the introduction of a solar photovoltaic module power generation system manufactured in China with an installed capacity of 400 KW.
2014 Brazil World Cup saw the introduction of a solar photovoltaic module power generation system manufactured in China with an installed capacity of 400 KW.
5. Mineiro Stadium
The Mineiro Stadium is a local Brazilian cultural heritage and the main stadium for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. The stadium installed a 1.4 MW rooftop photovoltaic system in 2013, providing 1.4 million kWh of green power annually.
6. Kaiserslautern Football Stadium
The Kaiserslautern stadium is the home stadium of the Bundesliga club Kaiserslautern. 2006 World Cup in Germany, the Kaiserslautern stadium was completely renovated with a solar photovoltaic system made in China on the roof, with a total installed capacity of 1 MW.
7. Van Kordorf Stadium
Also known as the Swiss Capital Course, Van Kordorf is located in Bern, Switzerland.
The installation of solar power was completed in 2007, with 7,930 solar modules installed, for a total capacity of 1.3 MW, generating 1 MWh of electricity per year.
8. Pernambuco Stadium
Pernambuco Stadium, located in Recife, Brazil, uses a solar photovoltaic system with a total installed capacity of 1 MW. It generates 1.5 million kWh of electricity per year, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 6,000 Brazilians, and can meet 30% of the stadium’s electricity demand.
9. Lincoln Financial Stadium
Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles, a famous American football team. The stadium is equipped with 2,500 solar panels, 80 vertical wind turbines, and a power plant using biomass diesel or natural gas. It is estimated that it will generate more than 1 billion kWh of electricity over 20 years.
10. Nigeria Lagos Stadium
Located in a teacher training college in Lagos, the commercial center of Nigeria, this stadium harnesses the kinetic energy generated by playing soccer in addition to solar energy. Under the turf of the pitch are 100 specially designed “tiles” that derive energy from the various movements of the players. The kinetic energy, combined with the total power generated by the solar panels, ensures 24-hour street lighting for the community.
The spirit of sports does not stop, and the concept of green life is also continuously updated and developed. Under the same sun, Maysun Solar will firmly establish the corporate mission of “Make Energy Sustainable, Make Life Better”, and take the long-term development of human beings as its responsibility to improve the utilization of energy, continuously explore new energy-saving and emission reduction technologies and methods, and lead the new low-carbon fashion.
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