FIRST PPA TO PRODUCE ORGANIC EGGS WITH SOLAR ENERGY

The South Oracle (TSO) is once again a pioneer in promoting self-consumption with solar energy through PPA in Spain. Despensa San Nicolas, a company from Jaen, has relied on TSO’s experience to become the first company to sign a solar PPA in the organic food sector in Spain to produce its organic eggs, characterised by their excellent quality and high nutritional value.

This company, which specialises in organic products, will install TSO’s ultralight flexible panel on the roof of its 700 m2 poultry farm. The installation will have a 10.40 kW power capacity, covering the 100% of its daytime electricity consumption. Thanks to the photovoltaic plant that will cover the roof of the organic egg farm, Despensa San Nicolas will stop emitting circa 145,000 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere within the warranty period of the plant, reducing its carbon footprint by approximately 10,000 trees.

The photovoltaic solar plant allows Despensa San Nicolas to complete its sustainable policy, which is a step forward in the environmental balance of the farm, where the birds are raised in open space conditions within an organic olive grove.

 

 

 

 

Energy efficiency and ECO20® certification (made with solar energy)

In order to testify its commitment to environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, Despensa San Nicolas will be awarded with the ECO20® seal, the only one to guarantee a 100% production with energy from the sun, which is certified by ECA Bureau Veritas.

 

TSO presents the first ELECTRIC SOLAR TARIFF of the Spanish photovoltaic market

  • A new concept for everyone to enjoy self-consumption, energy efficiency and reduction in CO2 emissions.

In its mission to socialize solar energy, TSO, The South Oracle, presents a unique solution in Spain: the first Electric Solar Tariff, with which the user obtains savings of up to 30% on his bill. The concept is the ‘flat rate’, with which TSO guarantees its customers a fixed price and an unlimited consumption of solar energy depending on the power contracted.

For this, TSO presents seven different solutions aimed at the residential market, which adapt to the needs of each client; and customized solutions for the commercial and industrial sectors, guaranteeing savings of up to 30%. With these solutions, all sectors obtain the great benefit of setting the price of their energy consumption for 10 years, forgetting the constant concern for the cost of their bill, marked by the vagaries of the conventional electricity market.

The TSO Solar Electric Tariff is a new concept for everyone to enjoy self-consumption, energy efficiency and reduction in CO2 emissions. In addition, these are covered by the new Decree Law 15/2018 on Self-consumption in Spain.

Electric Solar Rate by TSO: solutions for the residential market

 

The TSO GRAE

During the 10 years of validity of the tariff, TSO will provide its services of maintenance, conservation and insurance of theft or damages of the solar plant thanks to the GRAE. An energetic coach dedicated exclusively to guaranteeing the benefits of solar self-consumption in the TSO client. Including advice on the improvement of optimal energy consumption habits, something that is achieved with real-time monitoring of each solar plant.

 

In addition, TSO offers its customers a monitor or tablet in which to check the operation of the plant, its energy savings and the reduction in CO2 emissions. The GRAE also acts as a coach, advising the client how to constantly reduce their electricity consumption, communicating the latest trends and technologies in energy saving, as well as marketing and dissemination campaigns to reduce their CO2 footprint. Accompanies and advises the client at all times on the road to energy excellence.

 

 

 

 

ROYSE celebrates its 40th Anniversary betting again for self-consumption with TSO

 

  • TSO will install four new solar plants in the ROYSE delegations of Andalusia and Madrid, which add up to a total of 30 kWp. 

  • The bearing company is also committed to the storage of solar energy thanks to the batteries offered by TSO.

 

Once again, the ROYSE Group, Bearings and Services, S.L. relies on TSO, The South Oracle, for its experience in the solar photovoltaic sector, to expand its self-consumption offer with the installation of four new solar plants between its delegations of Andalusia and Madrid.

 

The company, one of the world leaders in bearings, celebrates its 40th Anniversary, joining the energy transition with TSO and beginning a new stage oriented towards environmental sustainability. For this, the total power contracted will be about 30 kWp, estimating an annual production well above 40,000 kWh per year. With this power distributed among the new four photovoltaic plants, ROYSE will achieve a reduction of 16 tons in its annual CO2 emissions, equivalent to 1,066 trees. In addition, the company is committed to energy storage with the installation of innovative batteries offered by TSO, which will allow ROYSE to consume clean energy at night.

 

TSO is once again the company chosen by ROYSE for the design and installation of its new solar plants, thanks to the quality, profitability and excellence of its exclusive ultralight flexible solar panel, PSFU (eArche®). We remind that the bearing firm has benefited from the energy self-consumption of the hand of TSO since last July, in two of its delegations in Seville capital. Both located in the Parsi Industrial Area, one of 27 kWp and another of 5.3 kWp.

 

According to the data of our monitoring system, the photovoltaic plant of greater power (27 kWp) has generated savings of 25% in its first six months of life (from July to December 2018). This percentage translates into about 3,000 euros of savings in the electricity bill and a reduction of more than 10 tons in CO2 emissions.

 

ECO20® certificated by ECA Grupo Bureau Veritas

TSO’s ECO20® seal already counts on the certification by ECA Grupo Bureau Veritas.

This seal is the only seal that guarantees the 100% solar origin and the CO2 emission reduction of self-consumption solar energy.

 

TSO, The South Oracle again achieves a milestone in its roadmap as a company specialized in solar energy and, this time, the star is its ECO20® seal, which, in alliance with ECA Grupo Bureau Veritas, makes its application certifiable for any asset, under principles of total objectivity and impartiality regarding the savings in consumption.

 

ECO20® is the only seal guaranteeing the residential, commercial, service and industrial sectors that the origin of their power consumption is solar energy. This seal proves the clear position in favour of environmental sustainability, because of its double certifying function: on one side, it guarantees the 100% solar originated self-consumption; and, on the other side, it thus testifies the reduction in CO2 emissions.

 

Furthermore, there are four differentiating ECO20® categories to determine the level of solar energy self-consumption from any installation or power plant. This way, every sector, in function of their solar power consumption, can be certified with the ECO20® seal, proving their level of energy efficiency. To that intent, there exist four distinctive referentials of the ECO20® seal establishing the level of a solar power plant’s renewable self-consumption. The first is the seal itself, aimed to certify those not overpassing 50% of renewable power consumption; the second, labeled as ‘Silver’, credits self-consumption up to 70%; the third, labeled as ‘Gold’, credits up to 80%; and the last category, ‘Platinum’, certifies those solar installations over 80%.

How ECO20® is born

 

Early 2017, TSO detected the growing interest big multinational companies showed in supplying their power needs with 100% renewable energy through direct self-consumption. Corporations like Apple, Google, News Corp, etc. were installing huge renewable power plants to supply their DPCs and central facilities. The whole initiative is born with the intentino to emotionally connect to their customers and increase their fidelization.

 

Following the same trend, TSO designed this certification called ECO20®: “Made with solar energy”, based on the compensation of warranties of origin issued by CNMC, for self-consumption solar photovoltaic installations for exporting agrofood companies. But, currently, this concept has been expanded  to other sectors (real estate, health, industrial or services) due to the huge potential it represents. This way, any company, business, industry or residential building consuming solar photovoltaic energy can differentiate from concurrence in a positive manner through the certification offered by the ECO20® seal, improving their policy in terms of sustainability and efficiency, and being part of their country’s energy transition.

 

 

TSO achieves the homologation of its flexible solar panels in Dubai

TSO, The South Oracle, arrives to the end of 2018 with good news: the homologation by DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) of its ultralight flexible solar panels PSFU (eArche®). Therefore, it has become the first company offering a flexible panel within the Emirate of Dubai, where an ambitious project is being developed since last October.

Not in vain, Etihad ESCO, the public company created by DEWA to promote energy efficiency in this Emirates region, has deposited its trust on TSO’s expertise for the design of the solar photovoltaic power plant which will feed solar power to the Museum of the Future. This power plant will be integrated on the marquees of the Emirates Towers’ parking lot.

The Museum of the Future, currently under construction, will be unique in the world due to its design and innovation, which will set a turning point in the History of Architecture, and which, thanks to TSO , will be provided with an instantaneous self-consumption solar power plant.

DEWA has already issued the necessary permits to begin, within the next days, the installation works of this innovative solar power plant integrated in theEmirates Towers’ parking lot marquees, area where the Museum of the Future is located. With no visual impact, the solar plant will generate 282 MWh yearly and avoid some 170 Tn of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to about 9,400 trees.

Written by Eva Montes, Communication Manager at TSO

Energy Efficiency seminar in Las Cabezas de San Juan, Seville

Last October 30th, TSO, The South Oracle participated in the Agro-industry efficiency seminar, held at CADE Las Cabezas de San Juan (Seville). The event was organized by Andalucía Emprende, Junta de Andalucía foundation, and has for objective raising awareness among businessmen as the urgency of taking actions for energy efficiency to meet required CO2 emissions reduction.

 

   

Antonio Calo, CEO at TSO, during his presentation in CADE Las Cabezas de San Juan

 

As, last may, in similar previous event in Estepa (Seville), TSO has newly participated in this seminar with a presentation of the energy services contracts added value by its CEO, Antonio Calo, who spoke about the existing models, defined the guaranteed savings, and their set up. Next, the CEO of TSO kept talking about the advantages for companies to take actions for energy efficiency and explained ECO20 certification seal. This quality certificate differentiates those companies powered by solar energy, making them relevant from their competitors.

Written by Eva Montes, Communication Manager at TSO.

 

TSO and Beiman CPM Aljarafe sign the first PPA contract into Spanish healthcare sector

TSO, The South Oracle, has signed the first PPA into healthcare sector with Beiman CPM Aljarafe clinic, a multidisciplinary leading center in Spain.

The clinic will have a solar plant of 41.6 kWp for instant self-consumption, which will be installed over its 200 square meter rooftop space with the ultralight flexible solar panel, exclusive of TSO.

This installation will cover 89.35% of health center’s annual electricity day hours consumption and will reduce its annual emissions of CO2 in 28.600 kg, reaching an accumulated decrease of 673.700 kg throughout its estimated useful life.

Through PPA contracts, TSO offers their customers a non-risk way of financing while it takes care of all the bureaucracy system, engineering, installation to start-up the photovoltaic solar plant. In addition, the customer fixes his electricity price for 10 years, independently to electricity market prices, and will benefit from 100% of the savings.

ECO20®: made with solar energy

Other advantages of TSO PPA contract is the seal ECO20® , which certifies that the healthcare center is powered with electricity from the sun.

Similarly, on December in 2017, The South Oracle was pioneer in the photovoltaic market with the first PPA contract into Spanish agro-food sector. The beneficiary company was Patatas Arrebola Group, a Sevillian firm, which now has an instant self-consumption solar photovoltaic plant of 41.28 kWp, with an annual production of 50,000 kWh. (It reduces 26 tons of CO2 emissions per year).

 

 

 

Dubai’s Emirates Towers join the energetic transition with TSO

The South Oracle, TSO, andalusian company leading the PV solar energy sector, will be responsible for the renewable energy supply to the Emirates Towers, a symbol of the city of Dubai. 

The solar PV plant, based on the PSFU (eArche®) technology, will be integrated on the existing carport in the towers parking, which has a capacity for about two thousand vehicles. Thanks to our PSFU, ultralight flexible solar panel, TSO transforms any surface into a solar generator without altering the existing structure.

In the same way, the Emirates Towers parking will become a photovoltaic solar power plant, with no visual impact, that will annually produce 282 KWh of green electricity. This means about 169 tonnes less CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to planting 9,400 trees. This innovative proyject, exclusively designed by TSO, is a proposal of Etihad ESCO, public company founded in 2013 by DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority). Among DEWA’s objectives is the aim to increase energy efficiency measures in Dubai, to become one of the most sustainable cities in the world.

Therefore Etihad ESCO has opted for the experience and innovation capacity of TSO, The South Oracle, reference company in the photovoltaic solar power world, and first European company to desig and develop an architectural PV integration on existing facade with its exclusive solar panel, PSFU (EArche ®). This system has converted “Tower 2” building façade, at Seville’s Torneo Business Centre, into a self-consumption solar power plant.

 

TSO into Social Challenges Program

Last June, the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities granted funding to TSO -The South Oracle- to research in integrated solar urban plants and EV charging stations. To develop such project, TSO is working along with the National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain (CENER-CIEMAT). TSO awarded amount, 406.817 Euros, is to be invested in a 3-year R&D line in PSU patent, unique in Spain. In this path, TSO will influence an Investigation, Development and Innovation program fighting for Social Challenges, which objective is to search for social, economic and technological solutions to problems in our country, through constructing scientific knowledge and the qualify investigation.

TSO is a world pioneer in the solar photovoltaics sector thanks to its ultralight flexible solar panel, which enables versatile solar plants that produce low-cost clean electricity on all surface. With PSU patent, TSO converts any urban element into a solar photovoltaic generator, fostering cities and municipalities into “prosumers”.

 

TSO HAS BEEN GRANTED CDTI FINANCING WITH ITS OSR PATENT

Last march 20th, CDTI decided to participate, including ERDF funds from the European Union, in the OSR project (Optimized Solar Repowering), which is promoted by TSO based on its PCT/ES2018/070362 patent, which was awarded a triple A in the State of the Art Report of OEPM. OSR consists of a software for the optimized repowering of solar photovoltaic power plants through the use of drones equipped with IR/EL cameras. This way, optimized repowering of nowadays under-utilized PV plants will be feasible in only a few minutes after TSO’s automatic drone inspection.

Currently, TSO offers a manual version of OSR, denominated SSM (Smart Solar Maintenance), where TSO’s Doctorates in Photovoltaics issue reports on the optimization of those solar plants requiring its services

SSM Services Catalog