S-Dome for a holiday home in Jamaica

17/11/2020 Montego Bay, Jamaica

Installation information

Location: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Building: holiday villa with concrete roof
Annual yield: 61 MWh
Number of modules: 120 modules
Built: August 2020
Construction time: 3 weeks
Special feature: roof with unevenness
System: S-Dome
Roof pitch: 3°
Clamping of the modules long side
Module orientation: horizontal
Use of electricity: self-consumption and grid feed-in
Partner: Renewable Energy Developers Ltd. (RED)

Tailor-made solution with S-Dome

The roof has a section in the middle that the installer bridged with a steel structure,
so that the solar modules could be installed without shading on the main roof level.
Thanks to its flexibility, the S-Dome enables this project-specific installation.

Further information on the project

‘The project was designed to withstand high wind speeds and high salinity as the site is located directly on the beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. To increase the overall strength of the S-Dome system, we used two rails per panel. At the top we used anchor bolts to fix the rails to the roof. We chose the S-Dome system because the use of materials in its components is so durable that rust cannot affect the solar panel mounting system over time. This was extremely important for us, as the location is right by the sea,’ said Maikel Oerbekke, CEO of Renewable Energy Developers Ltd (RED).