DEPCOM Energy lately started developing Puerto Rico’s largest photo voltaic and battery power storage system. Ciro One is a 90-MW photo voltaic and 51.5-MW storage undertaking developed by Ciro Vitality Group. Native subcontractor Lord Development is aiding DEPCOM with the undertaking.
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The undertaking in Salinas is predicted to start operation on the finish of 2024.
“Remoted from typical provide strains, Puerto Rico wants options that cut back electrical energy prices, enhance grid reliability, and speed up renewable power deployment,” says DEPCOM Director of Vitality Storage Nadja Gocek. “Our mutually helpful cooperation with native Puerto Rico consultants balances long-term reliability and efficiency with land optimization to create a uniquely symbiotic answer that the group wants.”
The battery portion will function lithium-titanate oxide (LTO) know-how that’s warranted to 25 years. The GameChange fixed-tilt system is positioned in an east/west row orientation, and the inverters can have salt fog filters to mitigate the results of salinity on the system’s energy electronics.
Due to the island’s dimension and restricted obtainable land, photo voltaic methods that mix power manufacturing with agricultural wants are most well-liked. As a pilot web site for agrivoltaics, Ciro One will use one of many PV arrays for demonstration and scalability for future implementation, and use sheep to handle vegetation.
“This undertaking will strengthen our island’s power community at a scale that will get us nearer to assembly our renewable targets,” says Ciro Vitality Group President Mario Tomasini. “On the identical time, we’re maximizing the location’s potential by means of a multi-use method, integrating very important agriculture with solar energy era.”
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