The system is installed on the roof of Kıvanç Tekstil A.Ş., a company located in the Seyhan district of Adana that plays an important role in textile industry, producing Made in Turkey fabrics for the European market.
Work on the project commenced in 2012.
“We worked on three different types of rooftops for the Adana project: a flat roof, an east-west inclined roof, and a south inclined roof, all of which posess unique challenges for the installation process,” said Umut Gürbüz, General Manager of Asunim Turkey.
“Asunim Group provides their clients with a safe bet for their future energy requirements by offering quality and efficiency-oriented EPC service through 12 years of experience and know-how in the PV industry,” Gürbüz added.
He then directed attention to small details in the system design that affect the economic return of any PV project and that may be overlooked by less experienced contractors.
“By using state-of-the-art measuring programs, Asunim evaluates dozens of different combinations and selects the best system combination with locally-optimized energy production and high-quality components," Gürbüz said. "All technical aspects of measuring, installing, and commissioning are realized under the guidance of expert engineers and technicians from Europe. They are happy to bring European standards to Turkey.”
According to Mehmet Kıvanç, vice chairman of Kıvanç Tekstil A.Ş., the company’s decision to invest in solar energy was based on a desire to buffer, if not entirely escape the impacts of the rising price of electricity generated by other means.
“We have diversified our sources of energy production, first by using hydro and natural gas in the past and now by investing in PV electricity production," he said. "We are proud to operate Turkey’s largest roof-mounted system, and we want to continue in this direction by investing more in renewable energies, especially in solar PV projects.”
The complete system was configured with 3.840 units solar panels and 40 units Fronius inverters on the roof of a 12.000m² textile factory. With 30 years of lifetime or more, the system is expected to prevent 653.000Kg of carbon emissions per year.
Apart from the environmental benefits and based on conservative estimates, Kıvanç Tekstil A.Ş.stands to save approximately €2.1 millions in electricity consumption over the next 30 years with the system.
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