Iberdrola adds $2m solar project to consolidated cycle plant

• Spanish international energy company Iberdrola is investing EUR2.3 million ($2.7 million) to set up solar PV at its combined existing consolidated cycle gas plant in Castellon.

The utility has finished setting up 7,800 photovoltaic modules to add up to 3.5 MW of eco-friendly power capability at the plant.

The solar center is anticipated to be functional by the end of the year.

The effort is straightened with Iberdrola's decision that electrification will certainly take advantage of economic recuperation and increase work in the post-Covid situation.

The solar project covers 5 hectares (~ 12.3 acres) of land and so much, around 50 workers used by various firms have actually played a part in its building.

Iberdrola likewise prepares to install solar energy facilities at combined cycle plants in Andalusia, Navarre, Castile-La Mancha, Valencia, the Basque Country as well as in the Murcia region, which are expected to total 32.5 MW as well as involve a general financial investment of EUR21 million ($24.8 million).

Iberdrola says that when integrated, the solar facilities will assist stop 25,000 tonnes of CO2 from being launched right into the ambience. The projects will certainly produce 50,000 MWh/year of clean energy.