The electricity grid of the future
PerPetum Energy, a developer of among the country’s most prominent solar parks, joined forces with Alfen to build the new Sodever solar facility, which provides 12MW of carbon-free electricity to the UCB biopharmaceutical company’s headquarters sites.
Businesses in Belgium are increasingly working together on the generation and consumption of renewable energy. This creates Local Energy Communities: a trend that fits in with the energy transition.
Due to the expansion of orchid grower SO Natural in Moerkapelle, the Netherlands, Alfen delivered a compact Diabolo transformer substation, while we also converted a compact station.
Nursery Gerbera United is an expert in growing gerberas. This greenhouse horticulturist is located in the Netherlands and operates no less than 7.5 hectares of greenhouses. Here, stations delivered by Alfen are used for all daily operations and lighting the flowers.
IONITY has implemented a network of fast charging stations for EVs in Europe, for which Alfen has facilitated the local grid connection.
Alfen supplied integrated energy solutions at two locations of the Dutch sheltered workshop Caparis, consisting of a smart electricity grid, EV charging stations and an energy administration system.
Alfen supplied the micro grids and connections to the central electricity grid of the PV parks for the international PV developer Ecorus in Tholen and Leeksterveld, the Netherlands.
Alfen Elkzmo is the preferred supplier of secondary substations for a group of Swedish grid operators that joined forces for procurement.
Alfen supplied a local grid connection for a 2.6MWp floating solar park in the ECW greenhouse network.
At Peleman Industries in Puurs in 2018, the first large-scale storage system in Belgium was installed on an industrial site that contributes to balancing out the electricity grid.
Alfen supplied an energy system that combines a charging hub, energy storage and sustainable production at the Cars Jeans Stadium of ADO Den Haag.
The rapid increase of intermittent renewable energy is putting an increasing pressure on global electricity grids. To make power grids more resilient to external influences, Alfen is launching a new solution: A platform that allows local parts of the grid to disconnect from the central grid and self-heal.
