CLIENT SPECIFICS

Grain silo rooftop plant classified in ATEX zone (explosive)

PONTICELLI’S CHALLENGES

The photovoltaic facility was integrated in maize silo roofing superstructures. The roof in fibre-asbestos sheets had to be installed while the silo was full.

The building was classified ICPE and ATEX. A power plant therefore had to be designed and built while protecting the building and its users, taking into consideration its explosive character.

SCOPE

Engineering, asbestos removal, lightning protection, civil engineering, structures, electrification

• Capacity (kWp): 1,729,600 Wp
• Model and type of photovoltaic panels: 7,360 Trina Solar polycrystalline TSM-PC05 235 Wc modules
• Model and type of inverters: 92 SMA STP 17000TL-10 decentral inverters
• Model and type of module support structures, semi-integrated BAXOL system