The Altro is Alfen’s sustainable prefab walk-in substation for MV grid connections
Benefits of the Altro walk-in station
Reliable and high-quality
Altro meets the safety, reliability, and quality requirements of Dutch grid operators.
Sustainable
Altro offers sustainability benefits by using fewer raw materials, resulting in a reduction in CO2 emissions.
Safe
The Altro is equipped with the innovative IAC-AB solution, ensuring extra safety for users, technicians, and passersby.
Quick delivery and installation
Altro has a short lead time and is factory-installed, requiring fewer parties for installation and saving time on-site.
High quality prefab station
As we move towards a more sustainable energy system, it's important to ensure that companies can be effectively connected to the grid. That's where Alfen's Altro comes in. Altro is a sustainable, customisable, and safe prefab walk-in substation that supports customers with their medium-voltage grid connection needs. The station is designed for the installation industry, infrastructure leasing companies, solar parks, onshore wind, industry, and horticulture.
Specifications
- Meets the requirements of Dutch grid operators
- 3 configurations available for Stedin, Liander, and Enexis
- Suitable for medium-voltage grid connections with power requirements between 1750kVA and 20MVA (depending on the grid operator)
- Recognizable Alfen design with fluting or stone strips
- Concrete strength: C55/C67
- High concrete grade
- Waterproofing guaranteed by a monolithic basement
- High environmental class: XA2, XC4, XD3, XF2, XS1
- No finishing layer (plaster or coating) required
- Less cement and weight reduce CO2 emissions and transport emissions (depending on the configuration)
- Optional: available in any desired RAL color
- Unique IAC-AB solution ensures additional safety
- Optional: 60 minutes of fire protection
Standard configurations for Dutch grid operators
The station is available in multiple variants and can be used as a medium-voltage DNO station. Alfen has equipped the Altro according to the grid operator's requirements and delivers it with your grid operator's medium-voltage installation for easy and quick on-site installation.
Interested? Get in touch!
Tjeerd Bruinsma
Pieter van der Meij
