3rd grade students in Energy Engineering visit Ekian

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3rd grade students in Energy Engineering visit Ekian

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3rd grade students in Energy Engineering visit Ekian

The photovoltaic plant located in the Arasur estate in Rivabellosa has 67,000 panels that will produce 40,000 megawatts per year

2019·11·05

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The students of the 3rd year of the Degree in Energy Engineering of Mondragon Unibertsitatea have visited Ekian, the photovoltaic plant that is being built at the Arasur Industrial Park in Rivabellosa, Álava During the visit to the works of the facilities, the students of the Higher Polytechnic School were able to look at the size of the installation and the elements that compose it, such as panels or followers. In this way, they were able to observe the execution of the work, the operation of its components and the connections, taking as an example one skid from the four that exist in total. Afterwards, the students visited the control centre, where they were able to see how the park’s management will be carried out, as well as the evolution of the park, the role of the collaborating companies and how the project has been structured based on its technical and commercial vision. Throughout the visit, the students had the guidance of Hodei Arzak, KREAN engineer and technical director of the Ekian project.

Mondragon Unibertsitatea is fully aligned with the challenges of companies, institutions and society and is committed to bringing this reality to students, in this case, by visiting one of the strategic projects in the Basque Country related to the generation of renewable energy.

A project like no other

Ekian is a public-private collaboration project that is being carried out in the Arasur Industrial Estate (Rivabellosa, Álava), designed by the KREAN group (integrated in the MONDRAGON Corporation) and the Basque Energy Entity (EVE). Following its inauguration, it will become the largest solar park in the Basque Country, with 67,000 panels that will produce 40,000 megawatts per year. The solar energy that will be produced in the 55 hectares that make up the park will produce an energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 15,000 households.