Centrica Business Solutions and Albers Alligator found a new , innovative way for nursery growers to give energy with floating solar panel : Multi - F Solar . Solar gore are placed on the total cover song ( an alga textile ) on the agriculturalist ’s water source .
make it the first solution that uses be adrift solar panels in this way , specifically meant for water supply reservoirs in the Dutch nursery horticultural sector . In Kapelle , in the Dutch province of Zeeland , the first such labor has been clear , with which enough vigour for around a hundred home can be generated every class .
Centrica Business Solutions has been working as an push armed service provider in the Dutch greenhouse horticultural sphere for geezerhood . Albers Alligator , a specialist in flexible grammatical construction , has been making water system reservoir and covers for the sphere for over 125 years . With their mix expertness in DOE generation and reservoir covers , the two parties take the next step in make the nursery horticultural sphere more sustainable .
Solar panels on the water source : Multi - F SolarThe solution of Centrica Business Solutions and Albers Alligator can be placed on both fresh and yet to be renovated urine reservoirs , despite the size of it of the reservoir . On the float , anchored masking by Albers Alligator , a construction is place on which the solar panels are installed . The cover consists of air bladder , in between which a purse with water - permeable material bent and fills up with piss make a ballast .
Unlike standard solutions using floating solar panels , the water bag are used to make trusted the panels are not lifted or moved during ( extreme ) weather condition experimental condition . The entire matter is completely integrated into the water reservoir and bid all of the qualities found in a traditional alga cloth : countering algae growth and vapour , and water pollution .
Adjusting existing solutionsAccording to Chris van Tiggelen , Head of Sales at Centrica Business Solutions , the new solution combines the best percentage of sustainable energy contemporaries with the protective qualities of the water source cover version : “ patently , a greenhouse cultivator ca n’t place solar panels on the cap of the glasshouse . Without the need for extra blank space , this answer makes generating energy possible . The water system reservoir is already there , and the cover version remains completely functional . The only difference is that the grower now also turn a profit from a complete solar pack of cards that generates a large amount of get-up-and-go . This can be used for their own use , and/ or they can return it to the vitality grid . There must be a storage-battery grid connectedness that can handle this , but many growers already have one of those since they apply Combined heat and power ( CHP ) . ”
Ronald Edel , Managing Director at Albers Alligator , is also proud of the new solution : “ Together , we have adjust an already existing solution and made it uncommitted for generating energy , specifically for this sector . Growers get a wholly lightproof reporting of the edge so that no photosynthesis can take place . By making optimal use of the space , we can also aim 15 % more PV panels equate to other root . In worldwide , the system is worthy for every grower with a piss reservoir , which makes it an well accessible solution for becoming more sustainable . ”
The installation at Plant nursery De Noordhoek
Efficient aerofoil area utilizationThe floating solar panel deck can be place comparatively quick , depending on the layout of the location . At Plant baby’s room De Noordhoek in Kapelle , in the Dutch province of Zeeland , the first project with a Multi - F Solar was of late finished . Here , 1031 solar jury with a capacitance of 428kWp each were put in on the Multi - F total cover charge .
Kees Verhage , the owner of De Noordhoek , together with his brother Henk : “ It is an ideal solution for our sphere . We want to become more sustainable , which is important to us as constituent growers . We already generated energy for our greenhouse through solar panels on our barn . But , infinite on there is limited . The heavy thing about the solution of Centrica Business Solutions and Albers Alligator is that our water reservoir is now also altogether utilise for generating energy , and it is completely made to fit . This is of import because the more efficiently we use the aerofoil area , the more interesting the investing becomes to us . ”
CombineMany of Centrica Business Solutions ' clients in the greenhouse horticultural sector can combine be adrift solar panels with other sustainable DOE author . Van Tiggelen : “ We already get laid many growers and the what is possible to reduce their emission or further invest in sustainable push . Think about CHP or apply flexible exponent with Demand Side Response and battery . Multi - F Solar is a great improver to that . With our Energy Insights monitoring tool , we can always checker the effectiveness of our board so that the highest potential yield can be guarantee . ”
For more information : Josef Albers Alligator Special Projects Ltd. Ronald Edel+31(0)317 419 144[email protected ]
Centrica Business Solutions Ltd. Chris van Tiggelen+31 ( 0)297 293 200[email protect ]
