Amusement Logic’s R&D&I department, in its commitment to the environment, incorporates renewable energy sources in the design and construction of leisure and tourism facilities. One of these sources is solar energy. By incorporating it into leisure and tourism projects, these facilities can use photovoltaic energy for self-consumption, either for their autonomous operation or to cover part of their needs.
Beyond the development of the product or system, it is also very important to consider, in the design and subsequent construction of the leisure and tourism facility, its integration into the overall project. Our objective will always be to maximise electrical performance, and to do this it is necessary to optimise the collection of solar energy throughout the year.
From the early design stages, we determine the losses in solar collection, whether due to the orientation of the solar panels or their inclination. These studies allow us to quantify the influence of the latitude and azimuth angles of the installation in the decrease in solar energy generation (19% in some cases).
Our research helps us to assure our clients that the solar panels will provide the necessary power supply to the leisure and tourism facility, according to the requirements of the project. This is regardless of the latitude where it is installed and with azimuth angle variations of ±45º with respect to the orientation of the solar panels, towards the south in the northern hemisphere or towards the north in the southern hemisphere.
By Dario Mazzolari, Senior MEP Engineer in the Architectural Department of Amusement Logic
