enoc futuristic retail fuel station

ENOC Futurisic Retail Fuel Station

The Futuristic Retail Fuel Station was an ingenious structure built within the expo master site, in Dubai, to be a flagship of Emirates National Oil Company. The structure was intended to achieve LEEDs Gold certification at the minimum.  

Representatives from Viking were involved in the design, installation, and commissioning of this futuristic structure. The project was of bespoke nature and customized modules that suit the architectural intent of the structure were designed, procured, and installed.

Technical Data:

Total installed capacity: 137.54 KWp

Specific yield: 1471 KWh/KWp/year

Performance ratio: 72.59 %

Total Grid feed-in for the first year: 203.09 MWh/year

Scope:

  1. Preparation of Detailed Solar & Structural Design for the System. 
  2. Coordinate closely with concerned authorities to get project approvals
  3. Equipment supply and installation
  4. Comply with all the applicable HSE requirements
  5. AC and DC work
  6. Testing and commissioning of the system
  7. Provide the As-built drawings.
  8. Project Management for the entire PV system.
  9. Project handover

Mataf Ceiling, Mecca

Viking was in-charge of Electrical/Mechanical works related to Mataf Ceiling around Kaba, Minarets, and Solar PV in Mecca.

Currently, there are 5 floors around the Kaaba and approximately 2 million LEDs to be installed and connected.

LEDs are controlled by DMX/RDM (Remote Device Management) protocol.

Viking attributions:

  • Material Submittal preparation and submittals of Luminaries, Down-lights, Electrical Cabinets, Cantilever, etc. to DAR Cairo.
  • Elaboration of Electrical Shop Drawings for Mataf Ceiling, Minarets, and Solar PV
  • Electrical/Mechanical design and installations
  • Single-line diagrams elaboration
  • Saudi Arabia Metro stations Solar PV design

Temporary Mataf, Mecca

The temporary bridge “Temporary Mataf” in the al-Haram mosque in Mecca was built to keep the capacity during the 3-year renovation phase. The unique structure consists completely of carbon composite and satisfies different requirements on a high level:

The frame structure offers a maximum load-bearing capacity with a minimum amount of material. The high stiffness allows for high comfort for pilgrims. The entire structure can be built and disassembled quickly without the need for heavy tools which was one of the crucial demands for the work in the courtyard of the mosque.

Material: Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic CFRP
Area: 5000m²
Width: 12m
Diameter: 100m
Height: 12m

Viking contributions:
– Project reports
– Material Submittal preparation and submittals of Luminaires, Downlights, Electrical Cabinets, Cantilever, etc. to DAR Cairo.
– Luminary installations
– Cable installations
– 3D Studies

West Raynham 49.8 MW

Raynham Airfield PV park

This 50 MW solar park is situated on a disused airfield near Fakenham in Norfolk and is one of the largest in the UK, generating enough renewable electricity to power more than 11,000 average homes

Work done:
– Site management
– Security 24 h
– Temporary storage area
– Reception and Unloading of the materials

Civil works:
– Ground cleaning and preparation of the working area
– Road Paths
– Internal and Access Road
– Execution of buildings foundation
– Execution of Customer Switching Room, Control and CCTV Building, and Meteorological Station Foundations
– Trenches and conduits (supply and installation)
– Fencing (supply and installation)
– Demolitions

Mechanical works:
– Topographical works
– Ramming of the piles
– Structure Mounting System
– Mounting of the PV panels

Electrical works:
– Installation of AC cabling between inverters and transformers
– Installation of DC cabling between inverters and string combiner boxes
– Installation of DC cabling between string combiner boxes and panels
– Connection PV modules
– Assembly of string combiner boxes
– Connection and installation of the inverters, MV transformers
– Grounding connection
– Installation of auxiliary supply between the distribution board and inverter.
– Fitting of fuses (left forward) in each string combiner box.
– Installation of data cabling between the logger, inverters, and string combiner boxes.
– Installation of 1 off-earth rod and earth lead to each string combiner box.
– Connection of each substation earth mat linking the inverters and transformers together.
– Carry out final landing/termination of all installed cabling.
– Testing and commissioning
– As-built documents

Primrose Hill 4 MW – UK

4,5 MW solar project

The solar farm is situated on land at Primrose Hill Farm in Lincolnshire. The solar farm will provide the local electricity needs of almost 1,100 average UK households and will save in the region of 2700 tons of carbon dioxide per year.

Works done:

  • Civil works
  • Concrete foundations for the structure
  • Mechanical works
  • Topographical works
  • Ramming of the piles
  • Structure Mounting System
  • Mounting of the PV panels

Baker’s Farm – 12 MW – UK

Baker’s Farm, United Kingdom

The solar farm is located at Baker’s Farm. It has the capacity to generate up to 12 MW of clean energy, enough to power around 3,686 average UK households. It would save around 7200 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

Civil works:
– Topographical works
– Temporary storage area
– Delivery of materials, supplies
– Access road
– Inverter foundations
– Trenches and conduits
– Road paths
– Cleaning

Electrical works:
– Installation of DC cabling between inverters and string combiner boxes
– Installation of DC cabling between string combiner boxes and panels
– Installation of AC cabling between inverters and transformers
– Inverters connections
– Testing and commissioning
– As-built layouts
– Delivery system

Hayford Solar Park 10 MW – UK

Ground-mounted 9.8 MW PV park

The solar farm is built on a 22-hectare site at Hayford Farm. The solar farm feeds energy back into the national grid via transformers – generating enough electricity to power nearly 3,000 homes.

Works done:
– Construction and site management
– Health and Safety
– Project management
– Temporary storage area – supply and installation

Civil works:
– Fencing – supply and installation
– Road paths– supply and installation
– Access road – supply and installation
– Inverter foundations – supply and installation
– Trenches and conduits – supply and installation
– Inverters megawatt station uploading

Electrical works:
– DC electrical installation – supply and installation
– AC electrical installation – supply and installation
– Monitoring and data transferring cables.
– CCTV installations – supply and installation
– Testing and commissioning
– As-built documents

Tomlins – 4 kW – UK

Rooftop PV solar system: 4kW

Supply and installation of a Rooftop PV system.

MAPEI, 250 kW Rooftop – UK

GRID-TIE SYSTEM

In a grid-tie system, there are no batteries, and all the solar energy generated is fed to the loads directly. The solar PV system is synchronized with the grid to maximize the use of renewable energy while catering to the connected load in the facility.

In the event of a drop in the production of solar energy the loads automatically source the remaining energy required, from the Utility/DG supply without any interruption. In the event of a power failure, the solar PV system will continue to work in sync with the DG thus providing an uninterrupted power supply to the load connected.

A grid tie system does not provide backup power during a power outage but reduces the EB and DG consumption by maximizing the use of solar energy.

A grid-connected/grid-tie system works very well when the majority of the operation for a given facility is during the day and the facility is energy intensive with backup available for power outages.

BATTERY-BASED SOLAR PV

Battery-based systems store the solar energy generated during the day, in batteries, for later usage. An intelligent inverter blends solar power generated with the grid power to supply the loads.

Solar power is always preferred over grid power thereby reducing overall grid usage. In the event of a power failure, solar power (via the battery bank) takes over completely.
Such systems can essentially be either a simple backup system for power cuts or a completely off-the-grid system where all your energy needs are met by solar power.

CUSTOM MOUNTING STRUCTURE

Module mounting structures for Solar PV systems are designed to maximize the generation with its optimal tilt while also ensuring that they are capable of withstanding prevalent weather conditions.
Other than these, Viking Solar offers customized mounting structures for its installation with a complete study of load bearing capacity of the building while also considering the aesthetics and functional aspects of access to the roof area.

For eg. in facilities where the flat roof area is covered with chillers and other HVAC-related equipment, our structural offerings can allow for the mounting structures to be raised in order to facilitate access to the rooftop space while also being able to use the area for PV installation.

Our customized offer for mounting structures includes:

  • Grout less and grouted structures
  • Special structures for industrial rooftops, sloped roofs, etc.
  • Lightweight and rust-proof structures
  • Robust structures to withstand high wind speeds
  • Parking canopy structures (Car parks as mounts for Solar PV systems)

Chelveston – 58 MW -UK

Chelveston solar park

This was a 56 MW two-stage solar project. The project generates enough electricity to provide for the annual electricity requirements of about 20.000 homes and would save approximately 32.000 tonnes of CO2 per year.

Works done:

  • Project management
  • Site management
  • Security on-site 24 h
  • Temporary storage area
  • Reception and Unloading of all the materials

Civil works:
– Execution of buildings foundation
– Execution of Customer Switching room, control and CCTV Building, and meteorological station foundations
– Trenches and conduits (supply and installation)
– Fencing (supply and installation)
– Demolitions

Mechanical works:
– Topographical works
– Ramming of the piles
– Structure Mounting System
– Mounting of the PV panels

Electrical works:
– Installation of AC cabling between inverters and transformers.
– Installation of DC cabling between inverters and string combiner boxes.
– Installation of DC cabling between string combiner boxes and panels.
– Plugging of all panels together.
– Installation of auxiliary supply between the distribution board and inverter.
– Fitting of fuses (left forward) in each string combiner box.
– Installation of data cabling between the Aurora logger, inverters, and string combiner boxes.
– Installation of 1 off-earth rod and earth lead to each string combiner box.
– Connection of each substation earth mat linking the inverters and transformers together.
– Carry out final landing/termination of all installed cabling.
– Testing and commissioning
– As-built documents