From pv magazine Germany
The theft of PV modules and different photo voltaic know-how is rising in Germany.
The Prison Police Workplace of Saxony has already sounded the alarm. There have been 27 such crimes within the state within the first half of 2021.
The yr earlier than there have been 24. Within the first six months of this yr, nonetheless, the officers counted 34 circumstances. Damages from the primary half of the yr alone in Saxony surpassed €250,000.
Up to now two weeks alone, there have been numerous experiences, together with the theft of 114 photo voltaic modules from a development website in Arzberg, Germany. About €30,000 ($29,790) of photo voltaic tech was additionally stolen in Nauen, Brandenburg, for instance.
The authorities stated that the thieves are members of organized gangs that use vans to steal PV tech. Parts are most regularly stolen from giant industrial rooftops and ground-mounted techniques, however thieves are more and more focusing on smaller residential techniques, too.
