On August 28, South Australian Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Tom Kenyon attended the official launch of OzRoll Industries’ 100kW commercial solar system and demonstration site, which has been developed in partnership with Schneider Electric.

Tom also visited Schneider Electric’s Gepps Cross facility for a tour of the R&D and manufacturing facilities.

Schneider Electric has been working with OzRoll Industries to provide a commercial solar solution which can be replicated for other businesses. The installation includes 608 Solapowa mono-crystalline PV panels from OzRoll and five Schneider Electric Conext TL three-phase grid-tie inverters. The installation site will be used in the future for education and training exercises and supports both companies’ ongoing commitment to educating customers across Australia about energy efficiency.

Speaking at the launch, Tom says, “Both sites are good examples of innovative manufacturing. This is what success looks like.”

Schneider Electric sales director – partner solutions Geoff Timbs says, “We can only encourage other businesses to look to this solution and take similar steps to secure their own electricity supply and pricing into the future.”

At OzRoll, the system is expected to produce almost 133MWh of electricity per annum, resulting in a reduction of energy costs around $24,000 each year, preventing over 120 tonnes of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions.

“OzRoll Industries chose to partner with Schneider Electric for our 100kW roof top project, not only because of Schneider Electric’s quality design and integrity of the Conext range of inverters, but because it provided us with the opportunity to further build and develop on our excellent working relationship,” says OzRoll Industries chief executive Chris Parkinson.