PV’s in Bloom - Farming
photovoltaic flowers
A new challenge for land valorisation within a strategic
eco-sustainable approach to local development
Valencia – September 2010
RSEnergy - part of Gerovasilis Group
Family owned - 40 years in Greece
Part of Gerovasilis Group
Gerovasilis
Group
Construction
(public/ private)
Facility
management
Ready-mix
concrete factory
5 star nursing
home
Partner
Companies
Student
houses
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Electricians
Civil works
Transport
Logistic
Etc.
Architecture
Design, planning
Shopping center
and car parking
Gerovasilis Group - a valuable business partner since 1967
 more than 2000 apartments built
www.rsenergy.gr
RSEnergy introduction
• 1 MWp turnkey in Greece
• Huber Suhner distributor
• Services for 4,3 MWp project
Florina and 2 MWp project Tripolis
• Implementation of first project of
Phoenix Hellas in Greece
• Construction business experience
• Specialized ramming and drilling
machines for photovoltaic
• All needed construction machinery
for PV park implementation
• German quality and experience
• Greek flexibility in project
realization
• Schletter prime partner for
Greece
• Aleo prime partner for Greece
RSEnergy area of operation
RSEnergy memberships
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The Institute of Energy of South East Europe (ΙΕΝΕ) is a non-profit organization
Main activities:
– Study of energy matters
– Provision of qualified information to professionals
– Provision of information to the public
IENE is the discussion place for energy matters for scientific-technical communities and
representatives of social, business and economic life in Greece and SE Europe.
HELAPCO is HELAPCO is a non-profit organization established by representatives of
Greek photovoltaic companies in 2002. By today, the HELAPCO organization represents
the most important players in the Greek PV market. RSEnergy was one of the first
members of the HELAPCO PV industry representation.
Eco-sustainable approach to
development –> green transformation
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AFTER
 Pure rocky hill
 No vegetation
 Started to be used as
illegal dump site
 150.000 kWh p.a.
 Extreme CO2 emissions
 Land destruction trough
mining
 145.000 kWh p.a.
 Example for change
 Free field being used as
illegal dump side
 No agricultural usage
 1.550.000 kWh p.a.
Reference project 100 kWp
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Plot of land:
Ptolemaida, Greece
Area:
Ptolemaida, northern Greece
Project:
free field installation
State of progress:
finished project in 2010
Approvals, permissions, licenses already achieved:
all licenses finished in May 2010 following
three year licensing procedure with the support
of the municipal development company of Milies
Maintenance/management:
RSEnergy Hellas Solartechnik EPE
Owner:
private owner
Technology:
aleo crystalline PV modules 225Wp-235Wp
Huber and Suhner (RADOX) quality cables
Extension (m2):
4.000 m2
Total plant cost (Euro):
330k EUR
Energy consumption:
neglectable
Operative model:
20 year feed in contract with DESMIE based on support scheme for
renewable energy sources
General description:
Free field installation. Schletter FS2V on ramming poles.
No beton in the field.
Technical description:
Decentral inverter approach with new SMA Sunny Mini Central.
Description of the connection: low voltage connection
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Waste dump area
100 kWp, Ptolemaida
Reference project: 250 kWp
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Aerino, Greece
Aerino near Volos central Greece
2 parks of total 250kWp of 1-axis
tracker from Lorentz in Germany
State of progress: Grid connected
Approvals, permissions, licenses already achieved:
all licenses finished in August 2010 following
three year licensing procedure with the support
of the municipal development company of Milies
Maintenance/management:
RSEnergy Hellas Solartechnik EPE
Owner: private investor
Technology:
SANYO HIT high performance modules 240Wp,
decentral inverters from SMA Solar Technology AG
Peak power (MWp): 100 kWp + 150 kWp (two projects next to each other)
Extension (m2): approx.
10.000m2
Total plant cost (Euro):
n.n.
Energy consumption:
neglectable
Operative model:
20 year feed in contract with DESMIE based
on support scheme for renewable energy sources
General description: The 1 axis tracker are installed on beton fundaments and
follow the sun. They are equipped with high performance
modules from SANYO.
Technical description:
Decentral inverter approach. Four trackers on one inverter.
Grid connection:
low voltage connection and MW
Land category:
Rocky unused field
Αερινό 250 kWp
Full project list online
Social responsibility
Charity Project SOS Children Village Vari, Greece
Joint 2008 Christmas Charity
project by BPSolar, SMA, PPC
Renewables and RSEnergy.
RSEnergy overall project
management.
Sunnyportal
PV’s in Volos Municipal building