ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $33 million from Emmeesseenne, a special purpose company financed by an investment fund focused on renewable energies, to supply three high-efficiency turnkey photovoltaic power plants near the city of Foggia in south-east Italy. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2010 and the plants are expected to be in operation by the third quarter of 2011.
The three plants, De Nittis 1, 2 and 3, will be located on adjacent sites, have a combined generating capacity of 39 MW and should displace 33000 tons of CO2 emissions a year.
ABB will supply the complete electrical and control solution, including grid connections, to a formula based on a fast-track concept in which preassembled and factory-tested electrical balance of plant modules are shipped to the site for faster and more flexible deployment. All of the power and automation equipment will be optimised to increase productivity and reduce power losses. The solution also includes specially designed technologies for more accurate control and remote monitoring of the plants.
ABB is currently completing a similar multi-plant EPC contract for the same customer. The four photovoltaic power plants, collectively known as Macchia Rotonda, are also in the Foggia area and have a combined generating capacity of 15 MW.
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