Enertis Appplus+ provides quality control services for 480 MW of Acciona Energía projects in Australia

Enertis Appplus+ provides quality control services to Acciona Energía for bifacial PV modules at the 480 MW Aldoga solar power plant in Australia, the company said on Tuesday in a statement. The company confirmed that the project, which is located near Gladstone, on the central coast of Queensland, Australia, is under construction and will continue for more than five months. Enertis Appplus+ provides “specialized and independent” technical advice to Acciona Energía during the prefabrication, manufacturing and pre-shipment phases of the project. As part of the work being carried out, the company's inspectors carry out audits of factories in China to verify the authenticity of raw materials for solar PV modules and the conformity of the manufacturing process to established quality standards. In addition, Enertis Appplus+ performs additional testing on the modules in its certified third-party laboratory to evaluate the quality and optimal performance of these components, including determination of maximum power under standard conditions, visual testing and leakage current testing in a humid environment. , among other issues. Head of Quality and Technology at Enertis Appplus+, Vicente Parra, explained that they are “proud” to contribute “their global experience and deep technical knowledge” to quality control at Acciona Energía’s Aldoga plant “and such an important market for solar PV”. sector like Australia.” The company stated that this new collaboration is an example of Enertis Appplus+'s growing activity in Australia, a market in which the company has a track record of 4 gigawatts (GW) in solar PV projects and 500 megawatt hours (MWh) in 2018. Battery Energy Storage Systems (Battery Energy Storage Enterprises, or BESS), which provides independent engineering, consulting, specialist testing and quality control services.