Photovoltaic: the flower market of Herculaneum inaugurates the mega-plant on the roof and frees itself from oil

    Three thousand photovoltaic panels installed on the 3.470 square meters of the roof have made the Herculaneum Flower Market not only completely self-sufficient from an energy point of view, but have also allowed the Masaniello Cooperative that manages it to earn a profit.

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    Three thousand photovoltaic panels installed on 3.470 square meters of the roof they made the Herculaneum Flower Market not only completely self-sufficient from an energy point of view, but have enabled the Masaniello Cooperative who manages it to also earn a profit.





    A good example of how it is possible for companies (and not only) reduce the costs of the energy bill and also make a profit by investing in clean energy. The huge photovoltaic system from 480,70 kWp, able to ensure a total production of 624 MWh/year di energia was inaugurated yesterday to celebrate 50 years of market activity.

    Built in just over a month by the Campania company Iuro srl, the plant will thus be able, with one third of the energy produced, to meet the needs of the flower market and, in addition, to put the remaining two thirds into the network (400MWh / about a year), guaranteeing an economic incentive envisaged by IV energy account equal to 30 euro cents per Kwh.

    "We spent 10-12 thousand euros per month of energy to cool the cold rooms of the flowers and make the whole market work - explains Salvatore Colonna, president of the Masaniello cooperative - now, with the photovoltaic system we produce all the energy we need on our own. and we put the surplus on the network, also making a profit ".

    "On balance and considering that a photovoltaic system lasts on average 20 years - explain Domenico and Silvio Iuliano, administrator and director of Iuro - the Masaniello cooperative will earn 28 thousand euros a year for the first decade in which it will have to pay the loan contract with the Bank of Credito Popolare di Torre del Greco while for the next 10 years it will have a net profit of 170 thousand euros per year ".

    Photovoltaic: the flower market of Herculaneum inaugurates the mega-plant on the roof and frees itself from oil

    To demonstrate that photovoltaics are still worthwhile allowing both to save on the bill and to earn money.


    Built in record time despite its size, and put into operation last October 8, the plant in one month has already produced more than 30 thousand KWh. "If the same plant were used on civilian homes - explains the company Iuro srl - it would cover the annual needs of 140 families ". The environmental advantages are also enormous: the plant allows to avoid greenhouse gas emissions equal to 330.467,02 kgCO2 / year (kilograms of carbon dioxide per year) and to save primary energy equal to 137,12 Toe / year (tons of oil equivalent) .



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