The energy transition leaves no one behind – everyone is invited to turn to clean energy sources and reduce their carbon footprint in order to sail into a greener future as soon as possible. Even religious buildings have recently recognized the importance of renewable energy sources and energy independence, and many monasteries in our country already have solar panels on their property. The company MT-KOMEX is always there to take on new challenges when it comes to the construction of solar power plants. After building a 50 kW power plant in the Žiča monastery, they recently implemented another solar project in one of the most significant Serbian monasteries – Manasija.
“This will mean a lot to Manasija Monastery, especially in terms of material business because we were paying huge bills for electricity, and with the help of this power plant it will be significantly reduced. Also, it is very important that we take care of ecology, that we as a nation have a responsible attitude towards what God has created. I would advise everyone, whoever has the opportunity, to install solar panels, whether it’s a monastery, a company or a private house, especially at this time when we need more electricity,” said the abbot of the Manasija monastery, Father Pavle.
Namely, it is a solar power plant with a power of 12 kW, which consists of 30 panels with an individual power of 410 Wp. These are monofacial panels of the renowned manufacturer Luxor Solar. MT-KOMEX always chooses the most efficient and modern types of panels on the market, and cooperation with Luxor Solar is always an unmistakable choice. The engineer of the MT-KOMEX company, Filip Stojović, explains that the solar power plant in Manasija was built on the roof of the building next to the monastery itself so that the aesthetics of this Serbian sanctuary would not be damaged. He adds that the solar power plant is connected to one measuring group, although this was not an easy task because the monastery had several measuring groups that had to be combined into one.
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As always, the team of the MT-KOMEX company successfully overcame this obstacle, so now the monastery has one measurement and all the amount of electricity produced by the solar power plant can be delivered in accordance with the consumption of the buildings around the monastery. Stojović does not hide that he is proud of the fitters who built the power plant in three days, which is record speed. According to him, the plan is for the solar power plant in the Manasija monastery to acquire the status of buyer-producer, and this procedure today is much simplified and takes place in three to four steps.
The power plant is oriented to the south, and the engineers designed it to make maximum use of solar energy. The estimated annual production of the solar power plant in Manasija is about 10,000 kWh per installed kWp, or 12,000 kWh on an annual basis. Thanks to this solar power plant, the Manasija monastery will contribute to the annual reduction of carbon dioxide emissions by 8,000 kg. When it comes to additional equipment, a 10 kw inverter was used for this power plant, which will enable the acquisition of buyer-producer status under a simplified procedure for power plants up to 10.8 kW.
These are inverters from the Austrian manufacturer Fronius, with which the MT-KOMEX company has successfully implemented over 100 MW of power plants. This time the company MT-KOMEX donated a solar power plant to a great Serbian shrine. The solar power plant represents much more than a one-time donation, because users will be able to produce green energy for the next 30 years and thus reduce their own costs. With this, this company has completed its portfolio of over 200 built solar power plants, the total installed capacity of which exceeds 120 MW. In addition to technical expertise, flexibility and adaptability is what allows the company’s team to respond to various client requests and always deliver a maximally efficient power plant.
Prepared by: Milena Maglovski
Source: energetskiportal.rs
