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PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT (POWER: 995.72 kW)

Plant data

Features

  • Location:  International Airport Capodichino (NA)
  • Coord. UTM (Zone 33S):
    441,345 E – 4,526,640 N
  • Area of intervention: 15,000 m²
  • Construction period: May – December 2010
  • Commissioning and start-up: April 29th 2011
  • Assignment: Final design, construction management and safety coordination
  • Total cost: 3,350,000.00 €

Technical Data

  • System type: Partially integrated
  • Type of PV modules: Polycrystalline silicon modules
  • Number of installed panels: 4,526
  • Occupied area: about 7,700 m²
  • Rated power of the individual panel:
    220 Wp
  • Total installed power: 995.72 kWp
  • Average annual energy produced:
    1.2 GWh
  • Inverters installed: n. 4 three-phase inverter for 900 kW total (2 x 200 kW + 2 x 250 kW)

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Plant description

The plant is a grid-connected system, which is located on the roof of the hangar no. 1 of the International Airport Capodichino in Naples, in the Municipality of Casoria; after the cleaning and the waterproofing of the roof (pitched on a slight slope) no. 4,526 panels (TEM 220P model of Innovo Solar, with a nominal power of 220 W each) were installed on steel rails support. The power of the entire system is therefore equal to 995.72 kW, with an average production around 1.2 GWh/year.
The installation of the photovoltaic power plant was only possible after a period of experimentation carried out in collaboration with the Department of Technical Physics of the University of Palermo, in order to evaluate the potential degree of glare against aircraft during takeoff, landing and circling. The results of the tests performed have led to selection and installation of modules whose protective crystal has an internal roughness to reduce any phenomenon of reflection of incident sunlight. Photovoltaic modules are connected to the national distribution network in three-phase medium voltage; N. 2 generators model “Copernicus TL-SF-200” and no. 2 generators model “Copernicus TL-SF-250” of Astrid were installed, in order to ensure a maximum power of 1 MW.
The installation and proper management of the photovoltaic allow big savings on traditional fuels and a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases. The savings in terms of fossil fuels could be estimated in about 230 TOE (tons of oil equivalent) per year, while a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 620 tonnes of CO2 each year was calculated.