Enerray has finished the construction and the setting up of the first ground-mounted photovoltaic system that will be used by Eni Green Data Center on the behalf of Eni New Energy. The new company of Eni group is dedicated to the development of plans for the production of energy from renewable sources in Italy. The solar plant will be entirely devoted to the support of the “operating brain” of the oil colossus, located in the city of Ferrera Erbognone (PV), in close proximity to the refinery of Sannazzaro de’ Burgondi.
Expected yearly yield of 1.438 MWh
The system realized by Enerray, the company controlled by Seci Energia (Maccaferri Industrial Group), will be able to generate an amount of power equal to 964 kW, with an expected yearly yield of 1.438 MWh. 2,968 polycrystalline solar panels are installed. This will reduce yearly CO2 emissions equal to approximately 800 tons. The Green Data Center of Eni – active 24/7 – will absorb all the energy produced from the photovoltaic system installed by Enerray, in a self-consumption cycle powered by a structure of the latest generation.
The development of the production of energy from renewable sources in the countries and the places where Eni works, represents a key component of the company strategy, which aims to develop a business model towards a low carbon scenario.
Mono-axial tracker
“This is the confirmation that in Italy there is still space to run important projects for the construction of new photovoltaic plants adressed to the businesses that want to invest in innovation, energy saving and protection of the environment”, Michele Scandellari, CEO of Seci Energia commented. “Enerray, even in this occasion, has found innovative solutions to solve the specific needs of the customer, ensuring a contribution of high electrical production despite the limited space available. Due to this reason, the technical team has considered the utilization of a mono-axial tracker of the latest generation - with a structure that allows the panels to reposition themselves according to the position of the sun - able to assemble two panels in vertically for a total number of 22 rows of modules.”
The support poles of the structure will be assembled by special pile-drivers machines. Only one central inverter is installed to power the system. (HCN)
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