Enviromena Power Systems

Enviromena Power Systems
Private
Headquarters Coordinates: 24°27′56″N 54°21′2″E / 24.46556°N 54.35056°E, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Number of locations
 Jordan, Dubai
Area served
 Middle East, North Africa
Key people
 Amjad Bseisu (Chairman)
Sami Khoreibi (CEO)
Website www.enviromena.com

Enviromena Power Systems is a photovoltaic system integrator in the Middle East and North Africa region.[1] The company’s scope of work includes the development, design, installation, financing, operations and maintenance of turnkey photovoltaic solar power solutions for grid connected utility scale, commercial, remote and residential applications. Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, Enviromena also maintains branch offices in Dubai and Jordan.

Major Projects

The Masdar 10MW Solar Power Plant[2] is the largest grid connected photovoltaic solar plant in the Middle East and North Africa and was the first project to be designed and installed by Enviromena Power Systems.[3] The project was commissioned in June 2009[4] and was the first utility scale solar plant to be connected to the[4] Abu Dhabi Municipal Grid,[5] which is run by the Abu Dhabi Distribution Company. Enviromena also holds the operations and maintenance contract for this project.

In 2013, Enviromena completed a Masdar-financed 15MWp PV power plant in Mauritania, which, at the time of its inauguration, was Africa’s largest photovoltaic power plant. The $32M project, which is the first utility-scale installation in the country, will provide up to ten percent of Mauritania’s power, and offset approximately 22,880 tons of carbon emissions per year.

The 11MWp Masdar PV Solar Power Plant in Gotha, Germany incorporates innovative driven-post and screw-post solar racking solutions. The 288,000 square meter PV plant became operational in 2012 and produces approximately 11,000 MWh of energy per year. The plant is connected to the local municipal grid, and offsets approximately 15,750 tons of carbon emissions yearly.

The PV/Diesel Hybrid System is the UAE’s first solar-diesel hybrid not requiring batteries. It provides round-the-clock electricity to a remote, off-grid residential complex in Abu Dhabi. This system provides 24-hour power solution, with a 2.4MW set of diesel generators, and a 755kWp solar PV system. A microgrid interconnects the two power sources and delivers power to end users. Because of its proximity to the sea, Enviromena’s team of engineers designed a unique corrosion-resistant racking system using glass reinforced plastics instead of metal. The Al Jarnain hybrid plant produces 1,336MWh per year, and reduces the island's fuel demand by up to 50 percent.

Most recently, Enviromena developed an innovative solar-diesel hybrid power plant in the island of Al Yassat for the Dubai Electricity and Water Agency (DEWA). The project interconnects the private island’s current gensets with an 800 kWp PV system. Enviromena designed plant components with materials that can withstand the remote island’s harsh, high salinity environment and ensure a 25 year life span. Enviromena customized a microgrid control system to monitor instantaneous load demand and control the diesel generator operation based on the available solar PV power.

Other projects completed by Enviromena include a building integrated photovoltaic rooftop installation on[6] Shams Tower at Yas Marina Circuit and a dual purpose solar car park shade structure[7] at Masdar City.

Enviromena has the largest installed capacity of grid connected solar photovoltaic projects in the Middle East and North Africa with over 43 MWp across 36 projects in six countries, and an additional 28MWp currently under construction in Egypt, Jordan and Morocco.

Management team

Sami Khoreibi is Enviromena's Chief Executive Officer and founding partner.[8] Khoreibi established the company in 2007 on the back of the Masdar Initiative,[9] and since then has won numerous accolades including "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" at the 2008 Alternative Energy Awards and in 2009 was named by Arabian Business as one of the "Top 30 Under 30" Arab business entrepreneurs.

Khoreibi is supported in his role by Sander Trestain, Executive Director - Projects; Erik Voldner, Executive Director - Operations; Faheem Mirza, Executive Director - Finance; Benjamin Riegert, Director - Engineering and Francisco Gallardo, Director - Utility.

Investors

Enviromena has attracted a broad base of cleantech venture capital investors[10] such as Good Energies, zouk Ventures, New Energies Invest[11] and most recently the Masdar Cleantech Fund.[12] The company completed a series B round of fundraising in January 2010 wherein Masdar became the company's largest shareholder.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Enviromena Power Systems LLC: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ↑ Kevin Baxter (2009-06-01). "Masdar solar power plant opens in Abu Dhabi". ArabianOilandGas.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Enviromena completes its first large scale project: Masdar 10MW Solar Plant | Enviromena". AMEinfo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gerhard Hope (2009-06-01). "Masdar's US $50mn solar plant is grid-linked". ConstructionWeekOnline.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Masdar constructs first grid-connected photovoltaic plant in the MENA region". gulfnews. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  6. ↑ - Thursday. "F1 track goes green with solar tower - The National". Thenational.ae. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  7. ↑ Redfern, Bernadette (2010-05-19). "Turning the construction industry green | Supplement". MEED. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Alternative energy growing in the UAE, says Enviromena". Menafn.com. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  9. ↑ Walsh, Bryan (2009-01-19). "An Enviro Utopia — in the Abu Dhabi Desert". TIME. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Enviromena Power Systems Gets $15M from Masdar, Good Energies". Green Energy Reporter. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  11. ↑ "Enviromena Power Systems closes Series B financing with investment consortium of Masdar, Good Energies, Zouk Ventures and New Energies Invest | Enviromena". AMEinfo.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  12. ↑ Utilities ME Staff (2010-01-13). "Environmena welcomes Masdar investment". utilities-me.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  13. ↑ "Masdar becomes largest shareholder in solar developer - Energy". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.

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