{"id":245236,"date":"2022-12-13T13:07:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T12:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/business\/projects\/solar-photovoltaic-plant-el-berrocal\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:57:15","slug":"solar-photovoltaic-plant-el-berrocal","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-au\/business\/projects\/solar-photovoltaic-plant-el-berrocal\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar photovoltaic plant &#8220;El Berrocal Solar PV&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"    <m-hero type=\"detail\">\n            <c-breadcrumb label-text=\"Breadcrumb\" slot=\"breadcrumbs\" type='1' align='left left' wrap='wrapped wrapped' aria-label='You came from Projects'>\n                        <ol>\n\n                                                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-au\/\" title=\"Ferrovial\">Ferrovial<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                        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src=\"https:\/\/static.ferrovial.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/13223914\/el-berrocal-solar-pv-ferrovial-1920x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: center center;\">\n            <\/picture>\n                \n        <section slot=\"hero\">\n            <article bgtype='image' path='2'>\n                <h1>Solar photovoltaic plant &#8220;El Berrocal Solar PV&#8221;<\/h1>\n                                    <ul class=\"icons\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href='https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-au\/business-lines\/construction\/' title='Construction' icon='construction'>\n                                    <\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n                                <\/article>\n        <\/section>\n    <\/m-hero>\n\n    \n\n    <m-project-detail pathfront=\"1\" pathback=\"2\" paginationseparator=\"of\">\n        <img 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           <div><span >94.2<\/span><div>ha<\/div><\/div>\n                                                                    <p>total occupied surface<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                            \n                            <li>\n                                                                    <p><\/p>\n                                                                <div><div>104.2<\/div><div>GWh\/year<\/div><\/div>\n                                                                    <p>electric energy<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                            \n                            <li>\n                                                                    <p><\/p>\n                                                                <div><span >16672 <\/span><div>t<\/div><\/div>\n                                                                    <p>CO2 prevented \/ year<\/p>\n                                                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                <c-icon slot=\"carouselIcon\" icon=\"airports\">\n                <\/c-icon>\n                    <\/m-project-detail>\n    \n\n\n<m-wysiwig class=\"wp-block-components-wysiwyg\"><div slot=\"maincontent\">    <p class=\"intro\">The solar photovoltaic plant &#8220;El Berrocal Solar PV&#8221; is located in the municipality of Gerena (Seville), and it has a peak capacity of 49.9 MW. It has an estimated annual production of 104.2 GWh, which is equal to the approximate annual consumption of 29,800 homes. This prevents the emission of 16,672 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n    \n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where is the El Berrocal Solar PV photovoltaic plant located and how large is it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"Where is the El Berrocal Solar PV photovoltaic plant located and how large is it?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"The El Berrocal Solar PV photovoltaic plant is a project developed by Ferrovial Energ\u00eda in the province of Seville (Andalusia, Spain), located between the towns of Gerena and Aznalc\u00f3llar, about 2 kilometers west of Gerena.\n\nThe project covers a total area of 94.2 hectares\"\n    }\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"How does a photovoltaic plant work?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      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grid.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main elements of the El Berrocal Solar PV plant:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photovoltaic modules (92,760 monocrystalline bifacial units)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solar trackers (895 single-axis bifilar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>String inverters (196 units)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transformer stations (TS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrical system and protections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30\/132 kV step-up substation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weather stations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Energy evacuation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The energy generated is evacuated to the electricity distribution grid via 30 kV underground lines to the step-up substation, connected to the Aznalc\u00f3llar-Guillena overhead line (132 kV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The switching substation has a 1.4 km overhead line, which integrates the plant into the Andalusian high-voltage grid.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n    <m-gallery :translations='{\n        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