RENEWABLE ENERGIES

The reduction of  environmental impact is a very important matter in terms of sustainability and quality of life. Energy resources extracted from oil are becoming scarce and the conversion to alternative sources of energy is both fundamental and necessary.

Based on this awareness, over the last few years, Riello has reconverted its products, enhancing the research to develop energy from renewable sources, focusing mainly on solar energy.

Since 2008 the plant in Piombino Dese has been completely restructured and dedicated exclusively to the production of solar energy:  1,750 m² dedicated to solar panel production, with a production capacity of 82,000 collectors/year and a continuous increase of labor.

The production of Riello solar panels follows a meticulous procedure of planning the products for the development and sustainable disposal of panels:

 

Research and development

Riello tests the glass used for its solar panels using SPF Testing certified control. This German company offers a certification program specifically designed for solar glass and which takes into consideration the optical characteristics specifically for solar glass required for thermal collectors, while considering optical transmission, Incident Angle Modifier and deterioration (reduction of transmission due to environmental influence).

The basic idea of this certification is to give the possibility to replace the glass with another of the same class, while maintaining the same efficiency of the panel.

 

EN12975 certification

The EN 12975 certification measures the reliability of the solar panel and defines the requirements in terms of quality and test procedures. The tests consist of various measurements and evaluations of resistance, more specifically:

  • measuring the efficiency of the panel
  • measuring of maximum temperature (stagnation) 
  • resistance of  1,5 times maximum pressure
  • internal thermal shock
  • external thermal shock
  • resistance to compression
  • resistance to traction
  • resistance to rain
  • weather testing, disassembling and controlling internal components
 EN 12975

 

Solar Keymark

Solar Keymark

The Solar Keymark is a certification scheme that guarantees European standards are respected during the production of solar panels. It is a voluntary certification scheme that involves, once every two years, random sample tests on the production process to be carried out by a qualified external inspector, as well as panels removed for analysis and the repetition of tests provided for by the EN12975 regulation in third-party Solar Keymark accredited laboratories.