Enel Green Power connects first two solar plants
Spain, Carmona: Enel Green Power España (EGPE) has completed the construction of the Las Corchas and Los Naranjos PV plants.
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Spain, Carmona: Enel Green Power España (EGPE) has completed the construction of the Las Corchas and Los Naranjos PV plants.
With an investment of $86 M (€70 M) and built in record time, the two photovoltaic plants will add a combined capacity of 100 MW and will generate 202 GWh a year, equivalent to the annual energy consumption of a town like Carmona.
For the construction of the two PV plants, the company implemented the latest technology in the field, such as using an exoskeleton to facilitate the installation of solar modules, security cameras to detect any safety breaches that occurred during the build, and integrated junction systems that made it possible to join PV modules without rivets.
In addition, virtual reality is used to monitor these plants through smart glasses, allowing supervisors to attend remotely without the need to physically visit the construction area. This technology also incorporates an infrared camera that captures in real time images of construction and implementation activities.
The start of construction at these photovoltaic plants marks the completion of one phase, but the beginning of another, as Enel Green Power chose these facilities to develop a pioneering and innovative project – agriculture and apiculture in PV plants. This project is based on three hectares of aromatic plants cultivated among the company’s photovoltaic panels in Carmona. This crop will allow the bees located between the panels to carry out their pollinating role, creating sustainable, solar-branded honey.
The project is in line with the company’s concept of shared value and circular economy that the company is committed to replicate in all its renewable plants.
With an investment of $152 M (€124 M) in the province of Seville, the company will provide 172 MW of clean energy through its renewable projects.