Installation and production

Image by Paula Marengo, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC-BY 4.0)

In February, we contacted a few Danish companies to give a quote on the cost of the installation. 4 companies gave their offers. After an evaluation, which focuses not only on the cost, but also sustainability of products and track record of companies, the board decided the company 1KOMMA5° Danmark will carry out the project. 

Our project is estimated to be 98 kWp photovoltaic system on the rooftop of two buildings in Nobelparken in Aarhus. The project uses two types of solar panels (one for each roof) so that the students and researchers can compare their performance in the Danish weather. The installation adopts a east-west orientation in a “delta” structure and ballast mounting. The objective is to maximize self-consumption on site, and the surplus is injected back to the grid during times when the consumption in these buildings is lower than production from PV system. No battery system is used.  

From PVGIS website, we estimate that roughly 85.8 MWh will be produced yearly by a 98 kWp PV system installed in Aarhus. We expect to have the installation completed in summer 2024. 

Schematic of the installation (provided by Marta Victoria)

Solar panels have been mounted on rooftop 1 by 1 July 2024. The installation and connection is expected to complete by the end of July.