Hevel Hevel solar

Hevel LLC provides a range of services - from the production of photovoltaic (solar) modules to turnkey construction of solar power plants, including the design, equipment and supply of the main (photovoltaic modules) and auxiliary equipment, construction and commissioning.

Structure

The structure of Hevel as of October 2019 includes three divisions:

• plant for the production of solar modules in Novocheboksarsk (Chuvash Republic),
• a development unit that designs, builds and operates solar power plants,
• as well as the Scientific and Technical Center for Thin Film Technologies in power (St. Petersburg), which is the largest specialized scientific organization in the field of photovoltaics in Russia.

History

2024: Commissioning of the first solar power plant in Russia in Chechnya with tracking the Sun

On October 7, 2024, it became known that Chechen Republic the first Russia solar power plant (SES) with a tracker system for tracking the movement of the Sun was put into operation in the Achkhoi-Martan region. A unique energy facility was implemented by a group of companies, a Hevel leading Russian enterprise in the field of solar. power engineering specialists The project not only contributes to improving energy efficiency, but also opens up new prospects for the introduction of innovative technologies in Russia. to power

According to Interfax, the new 9.2 MW power plant is equipped with an innovative system to increase electricity generation by 20-25% compared to traditional static solar panels. The volume of investments in the project exceeded ₽1 billion.

Chechnya introduced the first solar power plant in Russia with tracking the Sun

The power station is located near the village of Samashki on an area of ​ ​ about 18 hectares. It includes about 30 thousand highly efficient solar modules of domestic production. To ensure the operation of the station, over 90 km of cable lines were laid.

The expected annual volume of electricity generation of the new SES is 13 million kVt⋅ch. The implementation of the project will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 4.5 thousand tons annually, which makes a significant contribution to improving the environmental situation in the region.

This power plant became the second solar power plant in the Chechen Republic. The first SES with a capacity of 5 MW was commissioned by Hevel in the summer of 2021 in the Naursky district. Investments in that project amounted to ₽500 million.

By October 2024, Hevel Group of Companies is the largest player in the Russian solar power market. During its activities, the company has implemented more than a hundred projects in Russia with a total capacity of over 1 GW. Hevel is the country's only vertically integrated manufacturer of solar modules.^[1]

2022

Generation of more than 1.3 billion kWh per year

Solar power plants under the management of the Hevel group of companies in Russia generated more than 1.3 billion kWh in 2022, which is equivalent to the annual energy consumption of 360 thousand households. The company announced this on January 24, 2023.

The Orenburg region, where solar power plants generated 424 million kWh, which is equivalent to the annual energy consumption of 118 thousand households, became the leader region in terms of solar energy production in 2022 among Hevel solar power plants.

In 2022, the Hevel Group of Companies commissioned 5 solar power plants with a total capacity of 125 MW in the Republic, Dagestan, and Trans-Baikal Territory. Orenburg Saratov regions

As of January 2023, the company's Russian portfolio includes 46 solar power plants operating in the wholesale and retail electricity and capacity markets in 12 constituent entities of the Russian Federation with a total capacity of 1.13 GW.

The total production of Hevel solar power plants on a cumulative basis exceeded 4 billion kWh, which ensured a decrease _{in CO2} emissions by 1.4 million tons due to the replacement of fuel generation.

Completion of the modernization of the Hevel plant in Novocheboksarsk

At the Hevel plant in Novocheboksarsk, they announced on November 30, 2022 that the fourth modernization of production was completed, the efficiency of solar cells was increased and the product line was updated.

The plant switched to an enlarged photovoltaic cell format, an independent product that is supplied for various solar solutions. The shift to an updated cell size has increased the power and efficiency of photovoltaic converters and photovoltaic modules. According to Hevel's own measuring systems, the average efficiency of a solar cell in mass production is 24%, and the power of a 72-cell module is 450 W. It is planned to confirm the results obtained in certified international laboratories.

During the modernization of the production line, the transition from the adhesive technology of assembling cells to assembly by soldering was also carried out. This method made it possible to get away from expensive components and reduce the cost of production.

The current Hevel product line includes solar cells of several formats, cell chains, solar modules of 60, 66, 72 cells and 144 half cells. The plant has completely switched to the production of bilateral solar modules, which allow you to generate up to 30% more electricity due to the reflection of light.

Since 2017, the Hevel plant has been producing solar modules using heterostructural technology. They are distinguished from most analogues by their high efficiency and low temperature coefficient, due to which heterostructural modules work efficiently at high and low temperatures, which significantly expands the geography of their application. In June 2019, the second stage of modernization of production facilities was completed at the plant, the annual production of solar modules was increased from 160 to 260 MW, and the production of bilateral solar modules from 72 cells began. In 2020, the plant's production capacity increased to 340 MW of solar modules per year.

2020

Start of using drones for inspection of solar power plants in the Russian Federation

On July 5, 2020, it became known about the beginning of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for the inspection of solar stations in the Russian Federation. A project unique to the Russian market is being implemented by the Hevel group of companies.

She used drones to inspect numerous rows of solar modules at the Mayminskaya solar power plant, located a few kilometers from Gorno-Altaysk. With the help of UAV, workers detect thermal anomalies on the surface of modules, indicating possible malfunctions or damage to equipment. After receiving the appropriate signals, the power plant personnel go to the site to eliminate the problem: this is either the removal of interfering grass, poultry products, replacement of modules with mechanical damage and instrumental diagnostics of equipment.

Thermal aerial photography from the drone also helps to detect foci of damage caused by a lightning strike and reduce the time for visual inspection of damaged areas. Previously, diagnostics were carried out by employees of the power plant, after the launch of drones, living labor is involved only if problems are identified. The use of drones can reduce the time for checking equipment by 15 times, said Hevel.

Another area of ​ ​ use of the drone is the examination of 110 kV substations (open switchgears), power transformers, lightning arresters, lighting towers and sections of high-voltage lines in the area of ​ ​ operational responsibility.

The Hevel group intends to extend the practice of using drones in Russia to other solar power facilities. In addition, it is planned to use artificial intelligence and machine vision technologies for automated processing of results.^[2]

Conversion of Novocheboksarsk plant to renewable energy sources

The plant for the production of solar cells and modules of the Hevel group of companies in Novocheboksarsk from July 2020 will completely switch to electricity produced by renewable energy sources. The company announced this on July 7, 2020.

This decision was made by the company's management as part of the sustainable business development program.

The average annual energy consumption of the plant is 65 million kWh. In accordance with the free bilateral agreement concluded with the energy sales company, 100% of this volume will be purchased in the wholesale electricity and capacity market. As of July 7, 2020, there are more than 1,200 MW of solar generating capacity in Russia.

For us, switching to renewable energy is a natural and logical step. Thanks to the growing volumes of solar generation in Russia, we will be able to replace 100% of our own consumption and guarantee our foreign partners the compliance of production processes with environmental standards, including for exported products, - said the director of the plant Alexander Dubrovsky.

The transition of the plant to the use of clean energy will bring the group's enterprises closer to the maximum values ​ ​ of climate neutrality, which in turn will lead to a decrease in the carbon footprint in the unit of production.

In Russia, the transition to the use of electricity from renewable sources is voluntary and possible within the framework of the mechanism for concluding free bilateral agreements. The first contracts for the supply of electricity produced by solar and wind farms were concluded in 2019 by FMCG companies of the sector.

Plan for the construction of 25 solar generation facilities with a combined capacity of more than 480 MW

By the end of 2020, the Hevel Group of Companies will build 25 solar generation facilities with a total capacity of more than 480 MW. In the first quarter of 2020, the Chemal SES with a capacity of 10 MW in the Altai Republic, as well as two phases of the Burzyanskaya SES with a total installed capacity of 10 MW in the Republic of Bashkortostan, have already been commissioned.

These projects will be implemented on the territory of Russia in the Republics of Kalmykia, Adygea, Buryatia, in the Saratov and Omsk regions, Krasnodar Territory, and large export projects in the Republic of Kazakhstan will also be implemented.

In Kalmykia, the second stage of the Maloderbetovskaya SES with a capacity of 45 MW and the third stage of the Yashkulskaya SES with a capacity of 25 MW will be built, in Buryatia - the first and second stages of the Toreyskaya SES with a capacity of 25 and 20 MW, in the Saratov region - the first stage of the Dergachevskaya SES with a capacity of 25 MW, in the Omsk region - Novovarshavskaya SES with a capacity of 30 MW, in the Republic of Adygea - Adygea SES with a capacity of 4 MW and Shovgenovskaya SES with a capacity of 4.9 MW, in the Krasnodar Territory - Labinsky SES (9 solar stations of 4.9 MW each) with a total capacity of 44.1 MW.

In the Republic of Kazakhstan in March 2020, the construction of the largest facility was completed - SES "Nura" with an installed capacity of 100 MW, by the end of the year it is planned to build on the territory of the republic: SES "Kentau" with a capacity of 50 MW, SES "Shymkent" with a capacity of 20 MW, SES "Kapshagai" with a capacity of 3 MW, SES "Sarybulak" with a "with a capacity of 4.95 MW, SES" with a capacity of 10 MW.

In 2019, the Hevel Group of Companies built and commissioned more than 300 MW of solar generation in the republics of Buryatia, Kalmykia, Altai, Astrakhan and Orenburg regions.

Completion of work on the expansion of the train at the Novocheboksary plant

On March 2, 2020, Hevel announced that work on expanding the production line had been completed at the Novocheboksary plant. The annual output of heterostructured solar cells and modules will increase from 260 to 340 MW. It is planned to reach full production capacity in the 3rd quarter of 2020.

Production capacity will be increased by:

• installation of additional equipment elements for plasma-chemical deposition of silicon layers,
• implementation of the own R&D program to increase the throughput of PVD installations, in which conductive layers are applied to silicon wafers
• growth of production line load due to optimization of technological processes

As part of the implementation of production plans, an additional 10 highly qualified workplaces will be created at the plant. As of March 2, 2020, the company employs more than 600 people.

Hevel recalled that in June 2019, the second stage of modernization of production facilities was completed at the plant, the annual production of solar modules was increased from 160 to 260 MW. Hevel also began producing two-way solar modules of 72 cells, the power of which, excluding production from the back, reaches 385 W. Taking into account the bilateral ratio of 15%, the power is more than 440 W.

Hevel built Russia's largest solar power plant with energy storage

Hevel Group of Companies completed the construction of the largest solar power plant in Russia with industrial energy storage in the Burzyansky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The Burzyanskaya SES with a total capacity of 10 MW is equipped with an electricity storage system with a total capacity of 8 MW * h. The generation facility is fully automated and designed to operate both in parallel with the network and offline.

Power supply in the Burzyansky district is carried out via a single-circuit power line with a length of 100 km (Beloretsk - Starosubhangulovo village) with a dead-end substation. The new generation will ensure uninterrupted power supply to the entire district, and in the event of an emergency shutdown or repair work on the power line, it will operate offline for up to 6 hours, providing electricity to hospitals, schools, kindergartens and other social facilities.

"This is a unique project not only for Russia, but also for Europe - industrial drives of such capacity are used for the first time in coupled work with solar generation. We provide 80% redundancy of generation power and at the same time solve the problem of reliability of power supply to a specific area, "said Igor Shakhrai, General Director of the Hevel Group of Companies.

The company also plans to build four more SES in Bashkortostan with a total installed capacity of 100 MW in the Khaibullinsky and Kuyurgazinsky districts.

2019

Production by Novocheboksarsky plant "Hevel" 698 thousand solar modules with a capacity of 229 MW

The Novocheboksar plant for the production of solar modules of the Hevel group of companies for 12 months of 2019 produced 698,000 highly efficient heterostructured solar modules with a total capacity of 229 MW, fully fulfilling the planned indicators. This was reported on February 5, 2020 in Hevel.

In 2019, solar modules were delivered to their own solar power plants: Elshanskaya SES (15 MW) and Dombarovskaya SES (33.5 MW) in, Orenburg region Yashkulskaya SES in the Republic Kalmykia with a capacity of 33.5 MW at Ust-Koksinskaya SES (40 MW) and Chemalskaya SES (10 MW) in the Republic, Altai as well as for partner projects: to the Republic (45 Buryatia MW), to the Orenburg region to the Svetlinskaya SES (30 MW) and the Novosergievskaya SES (15 MW). The shipment of products to the Republic for the Kazakhstan construction of the Nura SES with a capacity of 100 MW has begun. Some of the products are aimed at the implementation of energy supply projects for industrial infrastructure and private households.

In June 2019, the plant completed the modernization of production facilities, the annual production of solar modules was increased from 160 to 260 MW. Also in June, the Hevel plant began producing two-way solar modules of 72 cells, the power of which, taking into account the two-way factor, reaches 420 W. In total, these products occupy about 35%.

Field tests of bilateral heterostructural modules carried out at the plant showed that their specific production exceeds the production of one-sided modules by 5-12% on sunny days and up to 20% on cloudy days and in winter, depending on light conditions.

During the year, the company continued to work on improving the quality characteristics of cells and modules. At the end of 2019, the average cell efficiency reached 22.7%, and the maximum cell efficiency in production exceeds 23.2%. By increasing the efficiency of cells and optimizing assembly technology, the average power of one-way modules reached 316 W, bilateral without taking into account the bilateral coefficient - 375 W.

Due to the increase in production volumes in 2019, more than 130 new jobs were created at the plant.

Commissioning of the first stage of the Maloderbetovskaya SES and two stages of the Yashkul SES in Kalmykia

On December 19, 2019, the Hevel group of companies announced the commissioning of the first Kalmykia solar power plants in the Republic: first of all, the Maloderbetovskaya SES with a capacity of 15 MW and two phases of the Yashkul SES with a total capacity of 33.5 MW.

Construction and installation work began in the spring of 2019 and was completed in November 2019 in accordance with the schedule. Since December 2019, solar power plants have begun supplying electricity to a single network.

It is expected that the commissioning of solar power plants in the region will increase the reliability of the district's power supply and reduce losses in the transmission of electricity.

The projected annual production of the first stage of the Maloderbetovskaya and two stages of the Yashkul SES is more than 58 million kWh, which will reduce the volume of SO2 emissions by 60 thousand tons annually.

The construction of the second stage of the Maloderbetovskaya SES with a capacity of 45 MW and the third stage of the Yashkul SES with a capacity of 25 MW is scheduled for 2020.

Thus, the total capacity of new environmentally friendly generation in the region by the end of 2020 will be 118.5 MW. According to representatives of Hevel, the construction of facilities will increase the reliability of power supply to districts without increasing the tariff burden on residents of the republic.

Commissioning of the Khorinsky SES in Buryatia with a capacity of 15 MW

On December 9, 2019, Hevel solar announced that a 15 MW solar power plant (SES) was put into operation in the Khorinsky district of the Republic of Buryatia. The opening of the solar power plant took place as part of a working trip of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov to the Khorinsky district.

The investor and general contractor for the construction of the solar power plant was the Hevel group of companies. Construction and installation work at the site began in May 2019 and was completed in November 2019 in accordance with the schedule. Since December 2019, the Khorinskaya SES began supplying electricity to a single network.

Commissioning of the Khorinsky SES will increase the reliability of the district's power supply and reduce losses during electricity transmission.

The development of solar generation is not just about taxes and jobs. SES also saves coal, which reduces emissions of harmful compounds into the atmosphere. Since fuel generation has up to 80% of the cost of production precisely fuel - coal or gas, the development of solar power allows in the medium term to reduce the cost of electricity for industrial consumers who buy electricity at an equilibrium price in the wholesale market, noted Head of the Republic Alexey Tsydenov

The projected volume of electricity generation at the Khorinsky SES will be 20 million kWh per year, which will save 30 thousand tons of coal or 6 million cubic meters of natural gas, ensuring an annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 10.5 thousand tons.

Khorinsky Solar Power Plant is the second SES built by Hevel in the region. In 2017, the Bichurskaya SES was commissioned with an installed capacity of 10 MW. "By the end of 2022, two more solar power plants will be built in the Dzhidinsky district of the republic with a total capacity of 75 MW. Thus, the total capacity of environmentally friendly generation in the region will be 100 MW. The construction of facilities will increase the reliability of power supply to areas without increasing the tariff load, noted Project Director of Hevel Group of Companies Mstislav Arapov

Commissioning of the Liman SES in the Astrakhan region with a capacity of 30 MW

On December 3, 2019, the Hevel group of companies announced that it had commissioned a solar power plant in the Astrakhan region - the Liman SES with a capacity of 30 MW. The station from December 1, 2019 began electricity supply to the grid.

The total projected annual electricity generation of the Liman SES is 35 million kWh, which will avoid 18.5 thousand tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save 4.7 million cubic meters of natural gas, the company calculated.

Earlier, the Hevel group of companies built and commissioned the Niva solar power plant with a capacity of 15 MW in the Volga region of the Astrakhan region, as well as the Funtovskaya and Akhtubinskukyu power plants with a capacity of 60 MW each.

Thus, the installed capacity of solar generation in the region reached 165 MW. The rights to build the facilities were obtained by the structures of the Hevel group of companies as a result of the acquisition of a portfolio of solar power plant projects in the summer of 2017.

Implementation of more than 7,000 Hevel solar modules in 6 months in 33 Russian regions

On November 1, 2019, the Hevel Group of Companies analyzed data on the regions to which its own solar modules were delivered for 6 months of 2019 from April to September. In total, over 7,000 Hevel solar modules were sold in 33 Russian regions during this period.

Based on these data, a rating was compiled of the top 15 regions in which private solar power is developing most actively.

Top 15 Russian regions in terms of retail sales of Russian solar modules

Place	Region	% of total sales
1	Krasnodar Territory	25.2
2	Chelyabinsk region	12.8
3	Moscow and Moscow region	11.7
4	Chuvash Republic	11
5	Penza region	7.5
6	Sverdlovsk region	6.5
7	Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast	5.2
8	Samara region	2.7
9	Krasnoyarsk Territory	2.4
10	Astrakhan region	2
11	Orenburg region	1.9
12	Magadan region	1.3
13	Volgograd region	1.1
14	Republic of Bashkortostan	1
15	Kemerovo Region and the Republic of Tatarstan	0.9

The first place in terms of retail sales of the Russian solar modules was taken by Krasnodar the region, the second place - the Chelyabinsk region, and the top three was closed by Moscow and the Moscow region. The top ten also included the Chuvash Republic, Penza region, Sverdlovsk region, St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, Samara region, region Krasnoyarsk and region Astrakhan.

In the south of Russia, solar power traditionally shows a good payback, in addition, in addition to insolation, the following factors have an additional impact: the active development of cottage and low-rise construction and the high cost of technical connection to energy networks. Also, residents of houses already connected to the network are often ready to invest in their own generation in order to avoid power outages, reported by Hevel Retail CEO Nikolay Popov

The following factors influence the volume of sales of solar power plants: insolation in the region, the cost of electricity (tariffs for the population and business), the cost of technical connection to energy networks, as well as the purchasing power of the region's population.

Heterostructured solar modules manufactured at the Hevel plant generate up to 15% more electricity over the entire life cycle compared to classic silicon technologies, and also reduce the cost of building solar power plants by reducing fastening structures and saving cable.

Production of 62 MW of solar modules by Hevel plant in the third quarter

The plant for the production of solar modules of the Hevel group of companies in the third quarter of 2019 produced about 185 thousand heterostructural solar modules with a total capacity of 62 MW, which is 25% more than in the same period last year. In just 9 months of 2019, more than 496 thousand solar modules with a total capacity of 160 MW were produced, Hevel reported on October 17, 2019.

According to the results of three quarters, the average power of one-sided modules of 60 cells was 315 W with a maximum of 325 W, two-sided modules of 72 cells - 406 W and 420 W, respectively, taking into account the two-sided coefficient.

Batches of products were shipped to the Dombarovskaya SES (33.5 MW) in the Orenburg region, the Yashkul SES in the Republic of Kalmykia with a capacity of 33.5 MW, as well as projects to the Republic of Buryatia (45 MW). The supply of solar modules to the Altai Republic for the construction of the Ust-Koksinsky and Chemal solar power plants continues. Some of the products are aimed at the implementation of energy supply projects for industrial infrastructure and private households.

The annual output of solar modules was increased to 260 MW due to the expansion of production in the second quarter of 2019. The investment project was implemented with the support of the Monotown Development Fund and the Industrial Development Fund.

The plant continues to work on certification and declaration of products. A certificate of conformity of one-sided solar modules of 60 cells to the requirements of IEC 61730/61215 has been obtained. Analysis was carried out and certificates were obtained for one-way and two-way solar modules as a nanoproduct and an innovative product. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia also received an opinion on bilateral modules of 72 cells confirming the production of industrial products in the Russian Federation. Tests were carried out to determine the degradation of solar panels (PID) and a certificate of conformity of one-sided modules of 60 cells with a system voltage of 1500 V was obtained with the requirements of the 2PfG2387 standard (IEC TS 62804), one of the largest certification bodies in photovoltaics TUV Rheinland.

Since 2014, the company has built 414 MW of grid solar generation in the republics of Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryatia, as well as in the Astrakhan, Volgograd, Orenburg and Saratov regions. The total volume of grid generation projects in Russia until 2022 is 907.5 MW, in the Republic of Kazakhstan - 238 MW.

First batch of solar modules to Sweden

In the fall of 2019, the Hevel Group of Companies began shipping the first batches of solar modules to Sweden. Earlier, the Russian manufacturer signed a long-term contract for the supply of products up to 3.2 MW with a Swedish company that provides installation and maintenance services for solar power plants for the private sector and households.

The high efficiency of solar modules provides the greatest generation of electrical energy over a limited area, which is very important for households.

Heterostructured solar modules generate up to 15% more electricity throughout the entire life cycle compared to classic silicon technologies, and also reduce the cost of building solar power plants by reducing the number of supporting structures and saving cable products.

The first solar power plant in the region was commissioned in the Republic of Kalmykia

In the Chernozemelsky district of the Republic of Kalmykia, the first solar power plant in the region was commissioned. This was announced on August 21, 2019 by Hevel, which built the solar power plant. The power plant is designed to provide electricity to a pumping station supplying water to nearby settlements of the Chernozemelsky district.

The power of the solar power plant of 53 kW will provide partial replacement of the network power supply, which will save up to 50% of the total electricity consumption in the summer.

As of August 2019, the company is building one of the largest solar power plants in Russia: the Maloderbetovskaya SES with a capacity of 60 MW and the Yashkul SES with a capacity of 58.5 MW.

Production of 311 thousand solar modules with a capacity of 98 MW for the first half of the year

On July 19, 2019, the Hevel Group of Companies announced that in the first half of 2019, the solar module plant produced more than 311 thousand highly efficient heterostructured solar modules with a total capacity of 98.2 MW, which is 18% more than in the same period last year.

According to the results of the first half of the year, the average power of one-way modules of 60 cells was 315 W with a maximum of 325 W, two-way modules of 72 cells - 406 W and 420 W, respectively.

Batches of products were shipped to the Elshanskaya SES with a capacity of 25 MW and the Dombarovskaya SES (33.5 MW) in the Orenburg region, as well as to the first and second stages of the Yashkul SES in the Republic of Kalmykia with a capacity of 33.5 MW. Some of the products are aimed at the implementation of energy supply projects for industrial infrastructure and private households.

In June 2019, the plant completed the modernization of production facilities, the annual production of heterostructured solar modules was increased from 160 to 260 MW. Due to the increase in production volumes, more than 130 workplaces have been created at the plant. Also in June, Hevel began producing double-sided solar cells and modules, the power of which reaches 420 watts. In addition, in the second quarter, a transition was made to the production of photovoltaic modules with a system voltage of 1500 V.

In parallel with the launch of new products, the plant is working on certification and declaration of products. In particular, a declaration was received for the compliance of bilateral solar modules of 72 cells with the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union "On the safety of low-voltage equipment." This document gives the right to implement and operate modules in the participating countries. Eurasian Economic Union A conclusion was also received Ministry of Industry and Trade Russia on one-sided modules of 60 cells confirming the production of industrial products on the territory of the Russian Federation. The compliance of solar modules of 60 cells with a system voltage of 1500 V with the requirements EU of the Directive of the 2014/35/EU of the European Parliament on low-voltage equipment has been confirmed, which gives the right to label products with the CE sign and its implementation on the the European market.

According to the results of comprehensive tests, highly efficient photovoltaic modules were recognized as fully meeting the mandatory requirements, which ensures the safety of life and health of people during the operation of this product.

Commissioning of the Elshan Solar Power Plant with a capacity of 25 MW

In the Orenburg region, the Elshanskaya SES with a capacity of 25 MW was put into operation. From July 1, 2019, the station began supplying electricity to the grid, the Hevel company said.

Elshanskaya SES is built on heterostructural solar modules produced at the Hevel plant in Novocheboksarsk. The efficiency of the solar cell on such modules reaches 23%. Other plant power plant components, including inverter equipment and support structures, are also manufactured in Russia.

The projected annual electricity generation of the Yelshanskaya SES is 30.5 million kWh, which will avoid 16 thousand tons of carbon dioxide emissions and save 4 million cubic meters of natural gas annually.

Earlier in the Orenburg region, the Hevel group of companies built and commissioned the Perevolotsk SES with a capacity of 5 MW, the Sol-Iletskaya SES 25 MW, the Chkalovskaya SES 30 MW, the Grigoryevskaya SES 10 MW, as well as the Pleshanovskaya and Grachevskaya SES 10 MW each, which were sold to PJSC Fortum in 2017. Thus, the installed capacity of solar power plants under the control of Hevel in the region reached 95 MW.

Completion of modernization of production in Novocheboksarsk

Hevel Group of Companies on June 24, 2019 announced the completion of the modernization of production facilities at the Novocheboksarsk plant. The annual output of heterostructured solar modules has been increased from 160 to 260 MW, allowing 50% to meet the current market needs Russian. solar power Also from this day, the plant began to produce double-sided solar cells and modules, the power of the front side of which reaches 380 W.

Large-scale work to expand the existing production line of the plant was carried out with the support of the Federal Industrial Development Fund (FRP) and the Monotown Development Fund (Моногорода.РФ).

To ensure the operation of the production line, more than 130 new jobs were additionally created.

According to the company, Hevel heterostructural modules are classified as highly efficient - the efficiency of the solar cell exceeds 23%. The active surface of the rear side, the power of which is almost equal to the front, provides 10% more production compared to mono and polycrystalline modules. The Russian technology has a low temperature coefficient and works effectively at an air humidity of up to 85% and a temperature of -60 to + 85 ° C, and also retains at least 85% of power for 25 years of operation, according to Hevel.

In general, the company's investments in expanding production amounted to 2.6 billion rubles, of which the Industrial Development Fund and 1 billion rubles - the Monotown Development Fund provided 500 million rubles as a concessional loan.

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Hevel to build 100 MW solar power plant in Kazakhstan

The Hevel Group of Companies has begun construction of the Nura solar power plant located in the Akmola region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This was reported to Hevel on June 17, 2019. As expected, SES with a capacity of 100 MW will become one of the largest solar power plants in the CIS.

A subsidiary of the Hevel group of companies in Kazakhstan entered into a number of transactions, as a result of which the project portfolio in the republic was increased to 178 MW due to the acquisition of rights to build a 100 MW SES Nura, a 4.95 MW Sarybulak, and a 3 MW SES Kapshagai.

The acquisition of assets, as well as the construction of solar power plants, is carried out both at the expense of own funds and at the expense of borrowed funds of the Eurasian Development Bank.

For the construction of solar power plants, we plan to use both our own heterostructured double-sided solar modules with a capacity of over 375 W, and foreign equipment. Our plans include a further expansion of the project portfolio in Kazakhstan, - said Igor Shahrai, General Director of the Hevel Group of Companies.

The commissioning of solar power plants is scheduled for 2020, electricity will be supplied to the Unified Electric Power System of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Also in 2019, the construction of SES will begin in the city of Kentau, Turkestan region with a capacity of 50 MW and in the city of republican significance Shymkent with a capacity of 20 MW, the rights to build which Hevel received in 2018 according to the results of the auction selection of SIE.-- >

Hevel will build a solar power plant with an energy storage in Bashkiria

On April 25, 2019, the Hevel group of companies announced that by the end of 2019 it would build a hybrid solar power plant with industrial energy storage in Russia. Solar generation with a total capacity of 10 MW will be located in the Burzyansky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Power supply in this area is carried out by a single-circuit power line with a length of 100 km (Beloretsk - Starosubhangulovo village) with a dead-end substation. The Burzyanskaya SES with a built-in energy storage system with a capacity of 8 MWh will operate both in parallel with the network and in autonomous mode. Thus, the power plant will provide electricity to the entire area, and in the event of an emergency shutdown or repair work on the power line, it will provide electricity to hospitals, schools, kindergartens in autonomous mode.

author '= Igor Shahrai, CEO of Hevel group ' We will continue to study the technological potential of distributed generation and on the basis of already built solar generation facilities we will work out effective solutions for implementation in Russia and export, taking into account the needs of specific groups of consumers.

As part of the Distributed Generation investment program, Hevel is implementing a number of projects. One of them provides for equipping the Kosh-Agach SES grid in the Altai Republic with an energy storage system as a pilot project to test the capabilities of its operation in the power system. The integration of the drives will ensure the balancing of its own energy modes to improve the reliability of the power system. Another area is the development of technology for the construction of floating solar power plants for the power supply of infrastructure facilities in Russia and Southeast Asia.

Hevel will invest more than 1050 million rubles in the implementation of the first stage of its own investment program "Distributed Generation"

Production of more than 150 thousand solar modules with a total capacity of 47.2 MW

The plant for the production of solar modules of the Hevel group of companies in the first three months of 2019 produced more than 150 thousand highly efficient heterostructured solar modules with a total capacity of 47.2 MW, which is 19.5% more than in the same period in 2018. TAdviser was informed about this in the Hevel group on January 17, 2019.

The bulk of the produced products will be directed to Hevel's own projects: the construction of the Yelshanskaya SES and Dombarovskaya SES in the Orenburg region, as well as the first and second stages of the Yashkul SES in the Republic of Kalmykia. In addition, heterostructural solar modules are used in the implementation of energy supply projects for industrial infrastructure and private consumers.

According to the results of the first quarter, the average power of modules of 60 cells was 313 watts with a maximum of 323 watts, the average efficiency of solar cells reached 22.6% with the highest result of 23.3%.

The company continues installation and commissioning of process equipment, after which the production capacity will increase from 160 to 300 MW. Due to the increase in production volumes from January to March, 99 workers were hired at the plant.

Retail sales of solar modules

Hevel Group of Companies in April 2019 began direct retail sales of solar modules, both solar modules and ready-made equipment sets selected by Hevel engineers are available for purchase.

"Entering the retail market is a natural stage in the development of our company. Over the past year, we have reduced the cost of equipment production by more than 20% and are ready to offer customers not only effective power supply technology, but also competitive prices, - said Igor Shakhrai, General Director of the Hevel group of companies.

Hevel heterostructural modules belong to the category of highly efficient ones - the efficiency of the solar cell reaches 23%. They provide up to 30% more power generation compared to mono- and polycrystalline modules. Russian solar modules have the lowest temperature coefficient and operate efficiently at air humidity up to 85% and temperatures from -60 to + 85 ° C, and also retain at least 80% of power for 25 years of operation.

The first solar power station at a hydroelectric power station will appear in Russia

PJSC RusHydro and the Hevel group of companies entered into an agreement in January 2019 providing for the construction of a solar power plant on the territory of the Nizhne-Bureyskaya hydroelectric station. The capacity of the new solar power plant (SES) will be 1,275 kW, commissioning is scheduled for the end of 2019. ^[3] of the ^[4]

Design, construction and supply of equipment will be provided by Hevel Group.

According to preliminary calculations, the new solar generation facility will generate 1.4 million kVt·ch of electricity per year. The work of the SES will ensure a reduction in electricity costs for the own needs of the Nizhne-Bureyskaya HPP, which will increase the useful supply of electricity and increase the efficiency of the HPP.

Solar modules manufactured by Hevel with a total area of ​ ​ about 6,700 square meters. meters will be placed on the territory of the hydroelectric complex. To accommodate solar power plants, it will not be necessary to expand the power grid facilities of the hydroelectric power station and allocate land.

From the point of view of the development of solar generation, the Amur Region is a favorable region with a high level of insolation - an average of 240 sunny days a year. The soil channel dam of the Nizhne-Bureyskaya HPP is a free, open and unshaded site with an area of ​ ​ over 30,000 m ². At the same time, the lower slope of the soil part of the dam of the Nizhne-Bureyskaya hydroelectric station is oriented to the south-west, which makes it possible to ensure the placement of solar modules taking into account maximum solar activity.

2018

• The Hevel Group of Companies manages 907.5 MW projects.
• In 2018, Renova's share decreased from 51% to 46%, and the share of Rusnano JSC at the end of 2018 was sold to Ream Management LLC. Thus, today the composition of shareholders is as follows: 54% - Ream Management LLC
• 46% of Renova Group of Companies

Novocheboksarsky plant produced more than 170 MW of solar modules

The Novocheboksary plant for the production of solar modules of the Hevel group of companies for 12 months of 2018 produced more than 557 thousand highly efficient heterostructural modules with a total capacity of 170.26 MW and over 190 thousand solar cells with a total capacity of 1 MW, having fulfilled the planned indicators in full.

The plant continues to work on improving the quality characteristics of cells and modules. At the end of 2018, the average power of the modules reached 313 W, the average cell efficiency was 22.4%.

In addition, the plant has completed work to prepare for the expansion of production capacities from the current 170 to 260 MW: the clean zone of ISO 7 and factory amenities have been expanded, the equipment of the external cold supply station has been installed. On the process line, commissioning is completed at two additional plants for plasma-chemical deposition of silicon layers, as well as at the site of chemical processing and texturing of silicon plates. Installation of the unit for applying contact layers by magnetron spraying is underway.

Loan of 1 billion rubles for the implementation of an investment project in Novocheboksarsk

On November 7, 2018, it became known that the Monotown Development Fund (FRM) provided Hevel with funds in the amount of 1 billion rubles for the implementation of an investment project in the monotown of the Novocheboksarsk Republic of Chuvashia. The funds were provided in the form of a loan for 8 years at 5% per annum. In July 2018, the Supervisory Board approved the Fund's participation in financing the project, which will increase the production capacity of the production line with a capacity of up to 250 MW per year on the basis of the existing Hevel plant in Novocheboksarsk. The total cost of the project is 2, 8 billion rubles.

Along with the FRM, the Industrial Development Fund is involved in financing the project. As a result of the project, it is planned to increase the production of solar modules for the needs of the country's growing domestic market, as well as to ensure the export of finished products. An additional 90 workplaces will be created. The technology (renewable energy sources) introduced as a result of the Project is included in the list of critical technologies of the Russian Federation.

2017

Isyangulovskaya solar power plant commissioned in Bashkortostan

In the Zianchurinsky district of the Republic of Bashkortostan, in the fall of 2017, the Isyangulovskaya solar power plant (SES) with a capacity of 9 MW was commissioned. Local contractors were also involved in the construction. After the completion of all regulatory procedures, the station will begin planned supplies of electricity to the network. Investments in the construction of the station amounted to more than 1.5 billion rubles.

In 2015-2016 in the Republic of Bashkortostan, the Bugulchanskaya SES with a total capacity of 15 MW, as well as the Buribaevskaya SES with a capacity of 20 MW were built and put into operation. Since entering the wholesale market, power and plant capacity have generated more than 40 GWh of clean electricity. With the introduction of the Isyangulovskaya SES, the installed capacity of solar generation in the region reached 44 MW. The new facility was the third of five that Hevel plans to build in Bashkortostan in the coming years. The total capacity of all SES in the region will be 64 MW, and the total investment is estimated at more than 6 billion rubles.

Three solar power plants in the Astrakhan region

In October 2017, the Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin and the General Director of Hevel Group of Companies Shakhrai Igor signed a bilateral agreement providing for the construction and commissioning of three grid solar power plants.

Within two years, the region will have capacity to generate 135 MW of energy with prospects of increasing to 160 MW. The investment cost of the project is 15 billion rubles. It is planned that by the end of the year one power plant will be completed and put into operation. SES will bring additional tax revenues to the regional treasury. According to Igor Shakhray, 100 million rubles of taxes will be deducted for every 10 MW of energy per year. The general director of Hevel LLC noted that Astrakhan land is the sunniest in southern Russia. In addition, the region has a well-developed circuit for connecting to the main power networks. In addition to this, the authorities strongly support and strive to develop the direction of clean power in the region. In total, by the end of 2017, 6 SES with a total capacity of 90 MW will be introduced in the region.

Hevel Group of Companies with the support of FRP modernized the plant of solar modules

Hevel Group completed the modernization of the solar module plant in the summer of 2017, doubling the annual production volume. With the support of the Industrial Development Fund, the company carried out large-scale work to modernize the existing production line, which was converted into the production of solar modules using a fundamentally new technology - heterostructural. It is distinguished from most analogues by the greatest efficiency in electricity generation: the average efficiency of solar cells is more than 22%.

In addition, the new modules work more efficiently at high and low temperatures, which significantly expands the geography of their application. The power of the next generation module, consisting of 60 solar cells, is 300-320 watts.

The modernization of the only full-cycle plant in Russia became possible thanks to the development of scientists belonging to Hevel of the Scientific and Technical Center - a resident of Skolkovo.

Together with the transition to the new technology, the design capacity of the plant was doubled - up to 160 MW of solar modules per year. This volume of production will make it possible to meet the needs of the Russian solar power market by 50%.

An enterprise is located in Novocheboksarsk of the Republic of Chuvashia.

Investments of the Hevel group of companies in the modernization of production amounted to 3.8 billion rubles, of which 300 million rubles were provided by the FRP as a preferential loan at 5% per annum for a period of 5 years. The FRP funds partially covered the costs of procurement, installation and adjustment of process equipment.

3 autonomous hybrid power plants (ASUE)

In April 2017, it became known that the company decided to build 3 autonomous hybrid power plants (ASEU) during 2017: one in Buryatia and two in the Trans-Baikal Territory. Each such power facility includes solar panels, diesel generators and a battery.

The project will cost the company 200 million rubles. The start of the arrangement of solar-diesel power plants is scheduled for the summer, the power plant capacity will be 1 megawatt. On January 26, 2017, together with PJSC Rosseti, the company has already launched one such station in the village of Menza, Trans-Baikal Territory.

Solar power plants in the Orenburg region

In February 2017, the Hevel Group of Companies announced the commissioning of two solar power plants in the Orenburg Region - Pleshanovskaya and Grachevskaya SES, each with a capacity of 10 MW. The installed capacity of the two SES is equivalent to the energy consumption of at least 4000 private households.

Construction and installation works at the site began in July 2016 and were completed in accordance with the schedule at the end of 2016. The equipment used in the construction of the stations was 70% produced by Russian enterprises of the electrical and metalworking industries. The first solar generation facility in the Orenburg region was the Perevolotskaya SES with a capacity of 5 MW, which was built in May 2015 and entered the wholesale electricity and capacity market (OREM) in November of the same year. The output of the Perevolotsk SES at the moment has exceeded 5.5 thousand MWh of electricity. After the launch of the Pleshanovskaya and Grachevskaya SES, the installed capacity of solar power plants built by the Hevel Group of Companies in the Orenburg Region reached 25 MW. The launch of new stations at OREM is scheduled for March 2017. Until 2019, the Hevel group of companies plans to build 6 more solar power plants in the Orenburg region. In accordance with the company's plans, the total capacity of solar generation facilities in the region will be 140 MW.

2010

As of March 2010, the main activity of Hevel was the production of thin-film photographic conversion modules.

Hevel (a joint venture of Renova Group of Companies and Rusnano was founded in 2009, works in the solar power industry. As of March 2010, the company's structure includes: production division (plant for the production of thin film photovoltaic modules in Novocheboksarsk, Chuvash Republic), development division (design and construction of solar power plants, project portfolio for the coming years - more than 250 MW) and scientific and technical center at the FTI named after A.F. Ioffe (St. Petersburg), which is a scientific organization engaged in research and development in the field of solar power.

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