Solar PV System for a Logistics Hub in Bologna
350 kW rooftop installation delivering €62,500 in annual energy savings, sized to achieve a 95% self-consumption rate of the energy generat
THE CHALLENGE
A logistics facility requires a continuous supply of electricity to power lighting, material handling operations, and building support systems. In assets of this scale, energy costs represent a significant share of the tenant’s operating expenses.
The property owner, a real estate investment fund, was seeking a solution that could deliver a lasting reduction in these costs, mitigate exposure to energy price volatility, and remain economically viable without relying on incentive schemes. The objective was to implement a project capable of paying for itself over time through the savings generated by on-site energy production and self-consumption.
THE Technologies
- Solar PV C&I
The solution
The system was sized based on a detailed assessment of the site's energy consumption profile. This is a critical factor in a grid parity project, where, in the absence of incentive schemes, the economic value of the investment depends primarily on the share of energy that can be self-consumed on site rather than exported to the grid.
The system sizing was developed starting from the site's consumption profile. In a Grid Parity project, this aspect is crucial: in the absence of incentives, the economic value of the energy produced depends mainly on the share of self-consumed energy compared to that fed into the grid.
- 350-kW Solar PV system with monocrystalline silicon modules
- Installation on inclined structures in the flat portions of the roof between the barrel vaults
- Optimized sizing to achieve 95% of the self-consumption of energy produced
The Results
The system covers a significant portion of the site's electricity demand with self-produced energy, structurally reducing the property's operating costs. For a real estate fund, the benefit is twofold: lower energy expenses for the tenant and an asset with improved environmental performance, factors that positively impact the property's valuation and attractiveness in the leasing market.
- 350 kWp of rooftop solar PV capacity installed
- Approximately €62,500 in annual energy cost savings
- 210 metric tons of avoided CO₂ emissions each year
- 95% of the energy produced is allocated to self-consumption
- Return on investment generated by lower energy costs, without incentives
- Reduced exposure to electricity price volatility
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