Italian car dealer Autostar Spa is banking on self-consumption of solar electricity as a 100 kW photovoltaic system on approximately 700 sq. meters of the company’s roof was recently connected to the grid. The PV plant will reduce Autostar Spa’s operating costs and reduce the energy costs by about 54%.
Hanwha Q CELLS provided 396 Q.PRO-G3, 250W solar modules. The rooftop plant was constructed by Omnia Energy, a renewable energy company situated in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and only took two weeks. The self-consumption system will provide around 110,000 kWh of clean electricity per year. Autostar will consume 85% of the energy produced on-site and save around 83,850 kg CO2 emissions per year. The PV system allows the automotive company to cover 70% of its electricity requirements.
“The project shows that photovoltaic plants in Italy still make economic sense despite the difficult market climate shaped by the Conto Energia act,” says Stephane Moretti, owner of Omnia Energy.
“Small and medium-sized businesses in the Friuli region, as well as in Italy, can profit of a self-consumption plant if a high self-consumption is realized,” adds Marco Dona, head of sales for Hanwha Q CELLS Italy.
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