SolarEdge Powers TOD'S with Solar Expansion at Italian Headquarters
TOD’S rooftop solar installations at its Headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Marche region resulted in carbon emission reduction of ~126 tCO₂, from April to December 2023.
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SolarEdge Technologies announced today that Italian luxury fashion house, TOD’S has expanded its deployment of solar energy with SolarEdge rooftop installations on its Headquarters and its manufacturing facility in the Marche region, Italy, totaling 740 kWp.
By leveraging solar energy for self-consumption, the rooftop solar installations at TOD’S headquarters and manufacturing facility are powering approximately 78% of daily energy use, resulting in carbon emission reductions of ~126 tCO₂ (calculated with the “location-based method”) from April to December 2023.
These installations represent part of the renowned Italian luxury house’s mission for corporate sustainability, building on the success of TOD’S first SolarEdge rooftop solar installation back in 2017 on a production facility in Arquata del Tronto, which was used to aid economic recovery following a powerful earthquake in the region. The company also recently initiated a new solar installation at its Montecosaro site producing a further 106 kWp of solar energy.
Simona Cattaneo, General Manager at TOD’S Group, said: “TOD’S expansion of rooftop solar underlines our commitment to corporate sustainability and is part of our decarbonization journey to reduce our carbon footprint and promote the clean energy transition. By producing and consuming renewable solar energy, we are reducing our dependency on fossil fuels and mitigating the business impact of fluctuating electricity prices, while making the best use of our buildings to produce the levels of energy we need.”
Briefed by TOD’S to generate as much energy as possible from the available roof space at the Headquarters, Italian renewable energy installer SARI 2030-EDILENERGIA decided to go beyond a conventional solar system and installed Power Optimizers. These are small devices which sit behind individual solar panels to maximize energy production, and crucially, should an individual panel’s performance be affected by shading or soiling, they restrict any power loss solely to that panel.
This innovation overcomes the limitations of traditional string solar systems, where the lowest performing panel will bring down the entire string of panels to its performance level. For commercial businesses such as TOD’S, ensuring energy generation from solar is optimized in all conditions is critical to delivering maximum energy bill savings.
Another key requirement from TOD’S was ensuring that the safety of buildings and workers was not compromised by installing solar. This is one of the other areas of innovation with Power Optimizers, offering advanced safety capabilities to help businesses mitigate risk. With the ability to monitor individual solar panels remotely for performance and faults, specific panel issues can be pinpointed quickly for more effective maintenance. Should there be an issue, the voltage of the solar system can be reduced to touch-safe levels in just minutes to enable safe roof repairs, and access by firefighters in the rare event of a fire.
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