More and more solar panels are being placed within the greenhouse horticultural sphere . However , just replace the glass with solar panels on a 3.20 - meter bar in many casing prove too big of a challenge . Standard panel do n’t fit in the profile , which head to an increment in costs , especially if the venire need to be costume - made .
A especially developed aluminum profile by JB Solar makes the one - on - one surrogate of the glass with standard solar control panel possible . “ With this , the total investment costs decrease drastically and makes the placing of solar panels for many growers , even with older greenhouse , within reach ” , harmonize to Jesse Buitelaar , proprietor of the solar gore installation company from Maasland .
The first task was installed at the destruction of May . In total , for 2.5 Day , 3 people took 186 panel onto the nursery roof in Maasdijk to instal .
Special profileThe average solar panel is 1.65 meters in length which is the same as looking glass in a 3.20 - meter bar . You would think that substitute the glass with solar control panel would be so difficult than if it were n’t for the fact that glass is about 4 mm stocky and solar panels 35 . “ Which is why , in many cases , the glass needs to be removed first , then an isolation deck needs to be placed on which the solar panel can be installed ” , Jesse says . “ Doing so is expensive , also because it takes more time . ”
This is why he had a special Al profile develop , which makes it possible to integrate solar panels into the nursery ceiling . “ I call it a modulation visibility . Last twelvemonth , I had the first one made and started testing it . ”
Glass / glass - panelsThe results of which have been unspoilt , and now the first projects are to postdate . “ Soon , we will be placing 495 - watt peak solar panels of 211 cm in length . These panels fit on the dot within a 4 - m bar . If you then , for instance , have a 200m2 piece of glasshouse ceiling left above a storage area , you would be able to generate almost 50,000 kWh a twelvemonth . ”
It is even possible to apply glass / crank - solar panels . “ These are semi - transparent , which makes it less warm during summertime but still allow some light to enter the nursery if under the panels you would , for example , have a product room . ”
Lower investmentJesse knows growers who , up until now , canceled their investments in solar panels because the monetary value to customise the panels to agree their bars became too high . “ With this solution , the investment , which often costs a few hundred thousand , can be reduced with dozens of per centum . This is also because have a manufacturer that is used to mass product make a small number of usage panels is costly . The big players produce over 200,000 received solar control board a 24-hour interval . If you then ask for 1000 panels to be custom - made , they line up it difficult to fulfill . Oftentimes , it is also to the disadvantage of the panels quality , which results in more panels neglect and go to waste . ”
All antecedently shown exposure are from the first project in Maasdijk .
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