Enel X’s challenge
Incarlopsa needed a more sustainable energy model that would reduce not only the cost of consumption for productive processes (around 14,000 kW a week) but also carbon dioxide emissions.
Enel X installed four photovoltaic plants amounting to 9.6MWp and 21,000 solar panels, covering a total area of 46,000 m² – the equivalent of six soccer pitches – on the roofs of three drying halls and the Incarlopsa production center. In order to preserve the environmental conditions of the drying halls, the panels were installed without making holes in the roof, thanks to a technique known as “zero-injection”. All of the energy produced is supplied to the client without any grid leakage. Furthermore, Enel X equipped the plant with an Energy Management System that detects any operational anomalies.
The installation of the photovoltaic plant will enable Incarlopsa to self-produce around 14 GWh a year of clean and renewable energy, thus covering 18% of the energy necessary for the production processes. In addition to the savings on energy bills, the solar plants will result in a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to around 3,500 tons a year.
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