- Olifantsfontein, Johannesburg
- 6 Weeks
Environmental Impact
3 437
Litres of Gasoline
28 190
Trees Saved
5 205 401
Litres of Fuel
What makes this project different?
This milestone is a major move for MAN on its global mission to build a cost-effective future and reduce their impact on the environment.
Man Bus & Coach manufacturing plant cut the ribbon to the official handover of their new SOLAR PV system installation.
“As a MAN bus manufacturing plant, we utilize high amounts of energy daily through very complex processes. We decided that we wanted to give back to the environment and contribute our share in reducing CO2 emissions. The Energy Gurus have helped us take a successful step in the right direction. They ensured we had the best system installed by professionals to the highest quality standards and ahead of time.”
Project Timeline and Equipment
The 360kW project boasts an impressive 6-week timeline with:
- 806 JAsolar 540W panels installed
- 3 State of the art GoodWe Inverters
- 1 year service level agreement, 15 year warranty on inverters & 25 year warranty on all panels
“An energy logger was installed to determine the total load and general power quality at the site. The engineering team had to consider factors like mounting arrangements, environmental aspects such as wind force and more intricate details such as cable routes, cable management, expansion and bi-metallic corrosion of the disparate metal components, etc.
Safety files were prepared to comply with the OHS act and all access and anchoring points to the roof areas were secured. The roof structure for the plant was signed-off by a structural engineer prior to the construction & installation phase.
The AC DB board was designed and manufactured to SABS standards while the solar panels were being installed. Lastly the electrical network was complimented with the integration of the generator to operate in conjunction with the solar system resulting in diesel savings during load-shedding cycles.”
“Our mission is not only manufacturing world class buses & coaches, but to ensure we do not adversely impact the overall environmental footprint and hence we took on the Solar Project. This was one of our many best moves. The impeccable team from The Energy Gurus surpassed project timeline expectations and maintained every aspect of professionalism and quality service throughout the project.”
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