Solar plant with 12.7 MWp and our D-Dome 6 mounting system

15/09/2021 Trecate, Italy

Installation information

Location: Trecate, Italy
Building: logistics centre
Annual yield: 13,5 GWh
Annual CO₂ savings: 7,500 tons
Nominal output: 12,7 MWp
Commissioning: June 2021
Roof covering: membrane
System: D-Dome 6
Elevation angle: 10° / two-sided
Number of modules: 31.000 modules
Module orientation: horizontal
Module field (total): 55.160 m²
Use of electricity: self-consumption and excess feed-in to the grid

D-Dome 6: Drone flight over 12.7 MWp project

The plant is one of the largest rooftop installations in Europe!

The PV system is located on the roof of a new logistics centre of a world-leading luxury goods company in Trecate, northern Italy. With 13.5 GWh, it generates more energy than the building itself can consume, which is why the electricity is also fed into the public grid. More than 20 million fashion items are stored on more than 162,000 m² and around 80 million items are shipped per year.

The 31,000 solar modules are securely and reliably mounted with the two-sided D-Dome 6 elevation system from K2. The system is quick and easy to assemble, already pre-assembled, equipped with a simple click mechanism and can be mounted without additional tools.

D-Dome 6 System

Kennew, headquartered in Bergamo, Italy, designed and installed the system using K2’s mounting system and Maxeon Solar Technologies’ solar panels. “The customer had specific requirements that could be met by the Maxeon panels. For example, they offer maximum performance on a given roof area over a long period of time, field-proven reliability, top-notch durability and a 25-year warranty on product and performance,” says Daniele Botti, managing director and co-owner of Kennew.

We are particularly pleased that this large-scale rooftop solar installation has become a reality and that companies have come together to deliver on the high-quality, sustainable vision,” said Mark Babcock, chief revenue officer at Maxeon Solar Technologies.

The logistics centre was built by Techbau.

It consists of two buildings: Building A with 60,000 m² (including approx. 1,500 m² of office space and 51 loading bays) and Building B with a total of 100,000 m² (including approx. 7,500 m² of office space and 85 loading bays).