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Photovoltaics for production halls
Generate your own electricity where you need it.
Production halls often offer ideal conditions for photovoltaic systems: large roof areas combine with a continuous demand for energy during day-to-day operations. With your own PV system, unused roof space is transformed into a source of energy for machinery, plant, building services and other electrical loads.
This enables you to meet part of your electricity requirements directly on site, reduce your reliance on the public grid and further develop your energy supply in the long term.
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Why photovoltaics are particularly attractive for manufacturing businesses
In many manufacturing companies, a large proportion of the energy is required during the day – precisely when a photovoltaic system is generating electricity.
The better the timing between electricity generation and consumption, the more of the solar power generated can be used directly within the business.
- Reducing electricity costs: Solar power generated on-site and consumed directly reduces the amount of electricity drawn from the public grid. Particularly where daily consumption is high and consistent, photovoltaics can therefore be a key component of a company’s energy strategy.
- Making good use of large roof areas: Production and industrial buildings often have substantial roof areas. Photovoltaics transforms these into a productive, usable space – without taking up any additional operational space.
- Making energy supply more predictable: With your own PV system, you generate part of the energy you require yourself. This reduces the proportion of electricity that must be purchased entirely from the grid at prevailing rates.
- Preparing for electrification: The electricity requirements of many businesses are changing. Electric vehicles, heat pumps, electric process heating, cooling and other new energy consumers may increase future energy demand.
A PV system should therefore not only be planned for today’s consumption, but should also be suited to the future development of your business.
How large should a solar panel system on a production hall be?
The available roof area alone does not determine the optimum size of a photovoltaic system. For a sensible design, several factors must be taken into account:
- available and suitable roof area
- Structural integrity and condition of the roof
- Orientation and potential shading
- annual electricity consumption
- load profile throughout the day
- Consumption on weekdays and at weekends
- Existing grid connection
- Future additional loads
- Desired self-consumption
- Feeding surplus energy into the grid or selling it
The load profile is particularly relevant for manufacturing businesses. This is because it is not just a question of how much electricity your business consumes each year, but also when this electricity is needed.
Self-consumption: Using solar power directly for production
Machinery is running, compressors are operating, and ventilation and air-conditioning systems are supplying the buildings – whilst, at the same time, the PV system on the hall roof is generating solar power.
This overlap in timing makes production facilities particularly attractive for photovoltaic systems.
The electricity generated can be used, for example, for:
- Production machinery and equipment
: Solar power flows directly into the running production process. - Air conditioning, ventilation and cooling
– particularly appliances with high energy requirements during the day are well suited to PV generation. - Building services and IT
A company’s continuous base load also contributes to self-consumption. - Electric mobility
: Company vehicles, service cars or, in the future, parts of the vehicle fleet can be charged using self-generated solar power.
Other electrical loads
: If the company’s electricity demand grows, this can be taken into account at the system planning stage.
Photovoltaic inverters for production halls
For larger PV systems, in addition to efficient energy conversion, flexible system planning, professional communication and installation that is as straightforward as possible are essential.
KOSTAL PIKO CI 30/50 G2
The PIKO CI G2 is designed for commercial photovoltaic projects and is available in
two power classes.
PIKO CI 30 G2
- 30 kW AC rated power
- Up to 45 kWp PV capacity
- 3 independent MPP trackers
- 6 DC inputs
PIKO CI 50 G2
- 50 kW AC rated power
- Up to 75 kWp PV capacity
- 4 independent MPP trackers
- 8 DC inputs
The PIKO CI G2 thus offers a range of options for the design
of PV systems for production halls.
Tip: You can find the latest data sheet in our downloads section
Photovoltaics as part of your future energy supply
A PV system on a production hall is more than just an additional technical installation on the roof. It can serve as the starting point for a more comprehensive energy strategy. Today, for example, it supplies solar power to production facilities and building services. Tomorrow, charging infrastructure, additional electrical processes or other consumers may be added.
That is why it is worth considering photovoltaics not in isolation, but as part of the future energy supply for the entire site.
Would you like to harness the PV potential of your production hall?
The amount of photovoltaic capacity that makes sense on your hall roof depends on your building, your electricity consumption and your future requirements.
A qualified specialist contractor can analyse the roof area, load profile and technical requirements and develop a suitable system concept based on these findings.
Make your production hall part of your energy supply. Find a KOSTAL installer near you now