The manufacturer of kitchen utensils for the home and professional use, Tescoma has become a benchmark by managing to make its factory in Alicante (located on the Riodel Industrial Estate in Mutxamel) independent from the electricity grid during the day. The company, which had already committed itself to photovoltaic self-consumption to alleviate deficiencies in its local electricity supply, has gone a step further with this pioneering project in the Valencian region.
Tescoma thus reinforces its commitment to photovoltaics and innovation with a project carried out by Cubierta Solar, a company specialising in industrial self-consumption, consisting of a 53.20 kWp rooftop installation and 18 battery units with 90kWh.
These batteries work as energy accumulators when the sun is shining and, when it is not, or if the factory needs extra energy, they are a backup so it can continue working autonomously from the grid. The storage systems allow the company to access the grid for charging when the price of electricity is at its lowest, adjusting a fixed cost such as electricity in a more planned and controlled way.
Thanks to its trust in the sun and innovation with batteries, Tescoma will achieve annual savings of around 20.000 euros.
The company is making a qualitative leap in its energy supply and its commitment to the environment by no longer releasing 45.59 tonnes of C02 into the atmosphere every year.
A subsidisable technology with a payback of less than 2 years
“The installation at the Tescoma factory is a benchmark for innovation and efficiency. With this project, the Valencian region is taking a step forward to put itself at the cutting edge with its commitment to new technologies that can provide autonomy and improving productivity. An example that batteries are profitable, which have become affordable thanks to subsidies that amount to 65%, and with current electricity prices offer a return on investment in less than 2 years”, commented Luis Navarro Buciega, the manager of Cubierta Solar.
“This installation demonstrates this commitment to efficiency, which lies in optimising production, consuming no more or less than the energy required, and in the most economical way possible due to the savings it generates. And also being the most environmentally friendly”, he stated.