Greenhouse Solar 600 kWp — 25-Year TCO Brief (EU)

Decision-first TCO for a 600 kWp agrivoltaic greenhouse retrofit. Equipment: LONGi Hi-MO 7 LR7-66HGD modules + Huawei SUN2000-100KTL-M2 string inverters on K2 Systems SingleRail mounting. Location: Athens baseline. Horizon: 25 yr. Discount rate: 8.00 % real. Evidence date: 2026-09-22. Limitation: figures derive from the scenario TCO scenario below; no project-specific certifications are claimed on this page. HS-code and EU duty lines are PENDING — see §6.

Verdict (Athens baseline, 25-yr, 8.00 % discount). NPV25 = EUR 1,213,254 (savings versus grid-only baseline). Discounted payback = 4.01 yr. Simple payback = 3.33 yr. LCOE = 0.0594 EUR/kWh.
Decision metricValueDirection
NPV25 (EUR)1,213,254Net savings vs. grid-only baseline
Simple payback (yr)3.33Year-1 net ÷ CAPEX
Discounted payback (yr)4.01Discounted cumulative net crosses zero
LCOE (EUR/kWh)0.0594PV of costs ÷ lifetime kWh delivered
IRR30.97 %Annualised project return

1. Equipment (exact models)

ItemModelOEM manual / datasheet
PV moduleLONGi Hi-MO 7 LR7-66HGD-xxxM (xxxM in {580, 585, 590, 595, 600} W; 1,500 V DC, bifacial, mono-PERC)LONGi product page: https://www.longi.com/en/ (model line confirmed at RFQ; exact watt-bin datasheet PDF confirmed at RFQ)
String inverterHuawei SUN2000-100KTL-M2 (100 kW AC, 3-Phase, 6 MPPT, 1,100 V DC max, IP66)Huawei FusionSolar product page: https://solar.huawei.com/en (datasheet revision confirmed at RFQ)
DC combinerHuawei Smart DC Combiner SmartPSB2000L (string-level monitoring, DC disconnect)Huawei FusionSolar product page: https://solar.huawei.com/en
MountingK2 Systems SingleRail kit for greenhouse roof rails (aluminium)K2 Systems product page: https://k2-systems.com/en/ (manual revision confirmed at RFQ)
Certification disclosure. This page makes no claim of any project-specific third-party certification. Equipment families listed above are typically supplied with the following standards-track documents; specific certificate numbers, issuing bodies, and revision dates must be obtained from the EPC and confirmed against the project file before procurement: The "TradVolt Mini-Certificate" used in earlier drafts was a self-disclosure statement and is removed from this revision.

2. TCO Summary (COMPUTED — verbatim)

TCO summary
MetricValue
CurrencyEUR
Horizon (years)25
Discount rate8.00 %
Total undiscounted cost (EUR)698,618.16
Total discounted cost / PV of costs (EUR)559,253.06
Total undiscounted benefit (EUR)4,410,210.93
Total discounted benefit (EUR)1,772,506.82
NPV (EUR)1,213,253.76
IRR0.3097
Simple payback (year)3.33
Discounted payback (year)4.01
LCOE (EUR/kWh)0.0594

Convention: a positive NPV means the avoided-electricity benefit stream exceeds the cost stream in present-value terms (i.e. savings vs. an explicit grid-only baseline of identical consumption). Discounted payback is the first year in which cumulative discounted net cash flow turns non-negative. LCOE = PV of costs / lifetime discounted kWh delivered.

3. Year-by-Year Cash Flow (COMPUTED — verbatim)

Year-by-year cash flow
YearCost (EUR)Benefit (EUR)Net (EUR)Discount factorDiscounted net (EUR)Energy (kWh)
0468,000.000.0000-468,000.001.00-468,000.000.0000
17,200.00145,008.00137,808.000.9259127,600.00912,000.00
27,344.00147,316.53139,972.530.8573120,003.88908,352.00
37,490.88149,661.81142,170.930.7938112,859.87904,718.59
47,640.70152,044.42144,403.720.7350106,141.05901,099.72
57,793.51154,464.97146,671.460.680699,822.13897,495.32
67,949.38156,924.05148,974.670.630293,879.31893,905.34
78,108.37159,422.28151,313.910.583588,290.22890,329.72
88,270.54161,960.29153,689.750.540383,033.79886,768.40
98,435.95164,538.69156,102.750.500278,090.24883,221.32
108,604.67167,158.15158,553.480.463273,440.94879,688.44
118,776.76169,819.31161,042.550.428969,068.39876,169.68
128,952.30172,522.83163,570.540.397164,956.11872,665.01
139,131.34175,269.39166,138.050.367761,088.62869,174.35
149,313.97178,059.68168,745.710.340557,451.34865,697.65
159,500.25180,894.39171,394.150.315254,030.58862,234.86
169,690.25183,774.23174,083.980.291950,813.45858,785.92
179,884.06186,699.92176,815.860.270347,787.84855,350.77
1810,081.74189,672.18179,590.440.250244,942.33851,929.37
1910,283.37192,691.76182,408.390.231742,266.22848,521.65
2010,489.04195,759.41185,270.370.214539,749.43845,127.57
2110,698.82198,875.90188,177.080.198737,382.46841,747.06
2210,912.80202,042.01191,129.210.183935,156.40838,380.07
2311,131.05205,258.52194,127.460.170333,062.87835,026.55
2411,353.67208,526.23197,172.560.157731,093.98831,686.44
2511,580.75211,845.97200,265.220.146029,242.31828,359.70

The benefit column represents avoided electricity purchases against an explicit grid-only baseline of identical annual consumption at the Athens industrial band tariff schedule (see §5 assumption set). The cost column is O&M only; CAPEX is shown at year 0.

4. Scenario Verdict

ScenarioVerdictRead-out
Athens — baseline (model run)Strong savingsNPV25 = EUR 1,213,254 vs. grid-only; simple payback 3.33 yr; discounted payback 4.01 yr; LCOE 0.0594 EUR/kWh.
Madrid / Amsterdam / BerlinNot modelled hereThis revision publishes the Athens scenario only. Multi-climate reruns require a fresh model run; do not interpolate.
Yield −10 % (model assumption)Sensitivity bandReduces lifetime kWh by ~10 % and reduces NPV25 by approximately the same proportional factor, holding all other inputs constant. Buyer should request a sensitivity rerun before procurement.
Tariff −15 % (model assumption)Sensitivity bandCompresses benefit column by ~15 %; NPV25 stays positive under this single-shock test based on the model structure.

5. Inputs and Assumptions

InputValueSource / basis
Installed capacity600 kWp DCScenario assumption
Location (baseline)Athens, GreeceScenario assumption
Horizon25 yearsScenario assumption (matches table)
Discount rate (real)8.00 %Scenario assumption (matches table)
Year-0 CAPEXEUR 468,000Scenario assumption (equals cost row y0 in table)
O&M (year 1)EUR 7,200 / yrScenario assumption (matches table; inflates 2 % p.a.)
Year-1 generation912,000 kWhScenario assumption (matches table)
Module degradationImplied in table energy columnEmbedded in year-by-year energy values in §3
Year-1 benefitEUR 145,008Scenario assumption (matches table)
Tariff escalationModelled as embedded uplift in benefit columnBounded default: asset.pv.tariff_escalation_pct applied within the computed run; no figure restated here.
Residual value at year 25Not creditedBounded default: residual_value.amount = 0 EUR; residual_value.year = horizon end. Net terminal cash flow in §3 reflects this default.
Self-consumption / export splitEmbedded in benefit blendBounded default inside the scenario
Assumption discipline. Bounded defaults the input supply for are documented above as model assumptions, not as sourced facts. Substituting any default requires a fresh model run; do not scale numbers in §2 or §3 by hand.

6. HS / Customs Reference Block — PENDING

PENDING — EU TARIC lookup required. Reference HS classifications for the component families named; final classification, EU duty rate, and any VAT treatment rest with the importer of record and must be confirmed against: Component HS reference codes commonly used for the families named: PENDING. Any duty rate, anti-dumping measure, or VAT treatment shown elsewhere in earlier drafts is removed in this revision.

7. RFQ Anchor

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8. Sources