Solar photovoltaic system with storage at the ITER hangar
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Acronym: FVHANG
Reference: PR-RENOINN-2024-001020
Beneficiary: Instituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables, S.A (ITER).
Duration: 24 meses
Budget: 608.979,88 €
Amount of aid: 332.630,00€
Installed capacity (kW): 440 kWn
Storage capacity (kWh): 1075 kWh
Co-Financing: Project supported under the incentive scheme for innovative renewable energy and storage projects, as well as the deployment of renewable thermal systems (Innovative Renewable Energy Programme) within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (Order TED/765/2024)
Project overview
The project involves the installation of a photovoltaic power generation system with a capacity of 473.34 kWp (440 kWn) and an energy storage system with a capacity of 1,075 kWh, located at the premises of the Institute of Technology and Renewable Energy (ITER).
The installation is integrated flush with the distinctive curved roof of the ITER Hangar, a 2,335 m² facility dedicated to research into sustainable air mobility (the design and maintenance of drones and solar-powered aircraft).
The photovoltaic system is oriented east-west, which allows for more stable electricity generation spread throughout the day; this configuration smooths out midday production peaks and maximizes energy capture during the early and late hours of sunlight. The system is complemented by an external storage system that acts as the smart management hub for ITER’s internal network, ensuring efficient management of energy flows and enabling a high degree of self-sufficiency.
This project will not only increase ITER’s self-sufficiency rate, thereby reducing the organisation’s carbon footprint, but will also establish a replicable technical solution for similar infrastructures.
Project supported under the incentive scheme for innovative renewable energy and storage projects, as well as the deployment of renewable thermal systems (Innovative Renewable Energy Programme) within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (Order TED/765/2024)
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