Situated along the Alsatian Wine Route, Colmar is the home town of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor whose most famous work was designing the Statue of Liberty. The city is renowned for its well preserved old town, and its numerous architectural landmarks. Now, it is also home to its first 250 kW solar PV installation. The project, stretching over 5,000 square meters, uses 1,063 Isofoton…
Case Study The Venco Campus Goes Solar The Venco Group, a leading conglomerate in the poultry sector, built their stunning main campus in the shape of an egg, and intended to have it fueled by solar energy. It was crucial to the owner that the construction of the egg-shaped building excel in meeting high standards of energy use, pollution minimization, ecological enhancements, and water…
67% DC BoS Cost Saving through Flexible Design SolarEdge inverters allow the connection of unequal string length layouts and up to 50 modules per string. The construction of longer strings allowed the installer to reduce the amount of cables and other Balance of System components in the system. The result: DC wiring cost reduction of 67% compared to the same system layout with a traditional…
This case study is set in Concilio S.p.a., a well-known winery situated in the breathtaking landscape of Trentino in Italy. The company management of Concilio S.p.a. considered allocating the factory roof to a photovoltaic installation with the intention to run the factory on clean energy. Yet, even though the roof area was big enough for a large commercial size PV system, the installer would not…
CASE STUDY www.solaredge.com | info@solaredge.com Design Flexibility for Maximum Power Increased Energy with Module - Level MPPT Fitted with a thermal insulation system, an underfloor heating system powered by a condensing boiler, and solar-thermal collectors for heating and hot water, the house was already considered a high- efficiency home. As part of the efforts to implement additional energy…
CASE STUDY Retrofit: 20% Energy Yield Increase with SolarEdge Technology Munich, Germany www.SolarEdge.com info@solaredge.com In 2011, the Stern family, hoping to receive a good ROI, invested in a PV system for its home. However, after nearly a year, the Stern family realized that its PV system was “lagging far behind the forecasted output expectations.” Wanting to increase the energy output, the…