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SELF ENERGY WINS INTERNATIONAL TENDER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
- Site: Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
- Investment: 15 million euro
- Power demand to be installed: 3 MWp
- Recipient: School Park and Public Buildings
Self Energy won the invitation to tender to implement renewable energy sources in the schools of Gran Canaria, within the scope of the energy efficiency programme for the Spanish school park securing a 15 million euro deal.
Self Energy is thus expanding its performance to the Iberian Peninsula, after having intervened in eleven school facilities in the municipality of Torres Vedras in Portugal.
“This project is one important step towards our internationalization effort that has Spain and UK as the major objectives for 2009 in Europe; whereby we invest in the decentralised mini power plants not only in the education sector, with interventions in school facilities, but also in hotels, hospitals, residential property and office buildings” says Miguel Matias, CEO of Self Energy Group, now with 4 companies representing its core business – Self Energy Solutions, Self Energy ESCO, Self Energy International and Self Energy Engineering & Innovation.
"This high profile project in a market already working with Feed-in Tariffs is yet more experience Self Energy can bring to the UK market when Feed-in Tariffs come on-line in 2010," says Paul Lewis, CEO, Self Energy UK.
Self Energy was selected amongst several bidders for possessing the best assets in terms of know-how, technology, service and cost.
“We are proud to assert that we won because of our competitiveness; Self Energy manifests, on a daily basis, its leadership in the field of renewable energy, mainly concerning photovoltaic technology and energy efficiency, with interventions in Portugal and abroad”, says Rogério da Ponte, CEO of SE Solutions and project manager of the winning project for Spain.
Installation work for the photovoltaic power plants in the secondary schools of Gran Canaria is due to start in September and to be finished by year’s end.
Self Energy appears in this Rooftop Spain project together with the Green Light company, and presents an EPC intervention model (engineering, procurement & construction), by means of a contract for 25 years with minimum guaranteed production.
Photovoltaic solar technology based on crystalline silicon or thin film will be used, “dependent on the characteristics of those school buildings and a technical assessment by our engineering staff”, explains Rogério da Ponte.
This EPC implies also maintenance for 250 m2 of photovoltaic collectors, and 25 m2 of thermal panels installed in school buildings, and has, simultaneously, an educational purpose for the community of users.
In Portugal, Self Energy has been on the forefront of the energy efficiency procedure for the public school park of Torres Vedras, a 10 year ESCO contract of energy performance, guaranteeing decentralised output and price benefits for micro-‑generation units.
Self Energy has worked in England, with interventions in King’s College and City University, London.
About Self Energy Group
The first Self-Energy Service Company (sESCO) that combines the energy service provider competences with the ability to self generate part of of energy needs, through renewable, zero emissions micro power generation.
Self Energy provides a complete suite of cost-effective integrated energy solutions and services to maximize the value of energy resources; using performance contracting, project financing and available public grants to minimize the investment needs. Self Energy Group is managing now more than 25M€ contracts.
Self Energy has an experienced team in energy and project management sectors with the best universities in Portugal and UK in this sector and some of the best and competitive suppliers in energy technologies, in Europe, EUA and Asia
Self Energy started in 2006 and it is owned by its Founders Team led by Miguel Matias, CEO &Founder , by Fomentinvest (the biggest Energy Fund Manager in Portugal, by Inovcapital (the biggest portuguese VC) and also by NAVES (AESE/IESE) and Crédito Agrícola Bank.
15/08/2009