By the end of 2017, another similar station will start operating at the OKKO filling station in Chernivtsi on Halytskyi Shliakh Street. The company plans not only to use the generated solar electricity for its own needs at the filling station but also to sell it on the Ukrainian energy market under the 'green tariff'.
To absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity, 197 polycrystalline panels measuring 1 meter by 1.65 meters have been installed on the roof of the Kyiv filling station. In clear sunny weather, they can produce more than 200 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day. In the summer months, this is enough for a medium-sized filling station to fully supply itself with its own electricity. The total cost of the entire equipment set for this solar station is approximately 1.5 million hryvnias.
"According to our calculations, the solar power plant on Akademika Palladina Avenue will pay for itself in 4-5 years (in the mode of selling electricity under the 'green tariff'). But we consider this project not only in the context of business benefits, but also from the point of view of developing alternative energy sources, preserving exhaustible resources both within the company and in the country as a whole, and we strive to contribute to the development of the state's energy independence," says Nazar Turkhan, director of the network development department of OKKO filling stations. "We are currently working to obtain all the necessary documents for the right to sell the electricity generated at our solar station to the state under the 'green tariff'. We hope this will become possible already at the end of 2017."
At the OKKO filling station on Akademika Palladina Avenue, equipment from Amerisolar is installed – one of the world's largest manufacturers of polycrystalline solar panels with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Thanks to the use of modern technologies, Amerisolar guarantees that even after 30 years of operation, the generating capacity of its panels will decrease by no more than 20%.
