Sistema a Vela – 18 kWp

Las Palmas is the capital of Gran Canaria, one of the islands that make up the Canary archipelago. A tourist destination of great interest, the island also represents a place particularly suitable for generating electricity from photovoltaic systems. The number of sunlight hours per year is indeed particularly high, and the high productivity levels allow for significantly reduced payback times for investments, making them even more sustainable and attractive. For this 18 kWp system – implemented by our client Ingeniería y Desarrollo Energético Sostenible – the Vela system 11° from Sun Ballast was used: a simple, solid, and quick-to-install solution that, by eliminating the space between rows of panels, optimizes all available spaces, ensuring maximum efficiency for the system on any type of surface. The system indeed allows for multiple rows of modules to be placed side by side – up to 3 in the 11° version, up to 6 with a 5° inclination – creating a "sail" of panels capable of generating high levels of energy even when the available space is limited. In this case, another requirement also concerned the aesthetic impact: the system was indeed built very close to the beach and – thanks to their minimal yet extremely functional design – the Sun Ballast structures ensured a result that was not only effective and productive but also tidy and aesthetically pleasing.