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meteocontrol
undertakes
photovoltaic
monitoring at
large distributed
solar project
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eteocontrol GmbH, a leading
provider of independent
photovoltaic monitoring
systems, is operating as the monitoring
partner for the Phanes Group which is
delivering phase one of Dubai’s largest
distributed solar industrial rooftop
projects for the international port
operator DP World.
Together with the project developer
Phanes Group and its asset construction
company Oryx Solar System
Solutions LLC (Oryx), meteocontrol is
implementing complex photovoltaic
rooftop systems with a total installed
volume of 25.8 MWp. meteocontrol
designed the customised monitoring
platform for these rooftop solar systems.
DP World’s Solar Power Programme
represents the largest solar rooftop-
system project in the Middle East to
date. During the first phase of the
project 88,000 photovoltaic modules are
being installed and will produce energy
that equals the power supply to 3,000
households. The total installed output
power amounts to 25.8 MWp. With its
solar programme, DP World is making a
significant contribution to the planned
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expansion of clean-energy production
in Dubai, operating under the ‘Shams
Dubai’ initiative. DP World’s first solar
systems are already connected to the
grid and meteocontrol is providing
the monitoring.
“The entire system portfolio is equipped
with data loggers from the blue’Log X
series and the VCOM (virtual control
room). Therefore, it can be easily
taken stock of and professionally
monitored,” said Martin Schneider,
Managing Director of meteocontrol.
meteocontrol adapted the modularly
constructed monitoring system to meet
project needs, as well as country-specific
requirements. It also put it into operation
and conducted training sessions at
Oryx. meteocontrol is relying on the
“meteocontrol
is relying on the
collaboration with
experienced local
companies during
project execution.”
“DP World’s Solar
Power Programme
represents the
largest solar
rooftop-system
project in the
Middle East
to date.”
collaboration with experienced local
companies during project execution.
“This has tremendous advantages for the
investor and project developer alike. They
receive proven high-tech solutions ‘made
in Germany’ but also have the possibility
to contact experts directly on site. With
Oryx, we were able to collaborate with
a competent partner in the United
Arab Emirates,” says Martin Schneider.
meteocontrol’s comprehensive
monitoring solution is effective and
cost-efficient for large photovoltaic
projects such as that of DP World.
“Once set up, additional solar systems can
easily be integrated into the monitoring
platform, allowing comprehensive
surveillance at a glance. This reduces the
amount of time and effort associated
with operation management,” says Dr.
Rainer Gegenwart, Managing Director for
Projects, Phanes Group. “So far everything
has been running according to plan.
The collaboration with meteocontrol is
very efficient, as it has been in operation
and monitoring of other utility scale PV
systems.” Future continued collaboration
is planned between Phanes Group
and meteocontrol. n
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