ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia Installs Rooftop Solar
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia has installed a 72kW rooftop solar system at its purpose-built MRO facility at Subang Airport and plans to have a second installation that will increase total capacity to 497kW.
The 72kW project is significant because it is the first airside rooftop solar installation at Subang Airport and the solar panels were approved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
The panels are tempered with an anti-reflection coating to prevent glare and the solar PV system uses 118 pieces of 610W N-type monofacial panels to produce 84,000kWh electricity annually.
Each panel weighs 27kg but because the company’s Malaysian facility was purpose-built, it had taken the solar installation into account when designing the roof’s loading.
“The solar system once fully completed, is expected to offset, on average, about 50% of our total electricity consumption. This initiative is part of ExecuJet MRO Services Group’s low carbon strategy, being one of the key pillars to our broader sustainability agenda,” says Ivan Lim, Regional VP Asia, ExecuJet MRO Services.
The 72kW solar installation covers a section of the roof on ExecuJet’s 149,500ft2 facility. There will be a phase-two project later this year where it plans to add 425kW worth of panels on much of the remaining roof, increasing total solar capacity to 497kW.
