Farm Cold Storage Building – Funtington, Nr Chichester
Installation:
Roof mounted 250KW solar PV installation fitted to a 1.3 Acre refrigerated barn used for cold storage of potatoes.
System Benefits:
Payback expected in less than 6 years
- System will generate over 230,000 KW hours of energy per year.
- Saving £17,250 per year in utility costs – based on 75% of energy generated being used on site .
- FIT revenue of £24,400 per year based on the current 10.62p per KWh tariff
- £2,650 per year raised in export tariff – based on 25% of energy not used sold back to the grid
- Total System savings and revenue – £44,300 per year
CO2 Saving:
The system will save and offset 161 Tonnes of CO2 per year.
Technical Specification
Panels:
- Axitec GmbH – 240W Polycrystalline
- 12 Year manufacturer’s warranty. 25 year performance warranty
- Positive power tolerance -0+5W
- 100 % electroluminescence inspection
- IP67 junction box and connector systems
Inverters & G59 Protection Relay:
- 8 Power One Trio 30 KW inverters
- 16 separate independent MPPT trackers
- 96 individually fused strings
- Integrated DC & AC switches
- 10 Year manufacturer’s warranty
- IP65 rated G59 protection relay enclosure with integrated generation meter and mains isolation
System performance and monitoring:
- Performance and health monitoring system included
- Automated e-mail of faults or errors protects revenue stream
- Web and App interface for ease of use
- Individual String level monitoring and comparison
- Automatic start-up of plant and machinery using generated power
Outline of Work Undertaken by Solar Voltaics:
- Measurement survey
- 3D design & layout of solar arrays
- Performance calculations including energy output, savings, FIT revenues and ROI’s
- Planning consultation
- Grid connection approval with Distribution Network Operator (DNO)
- Structural assessments of roof structure
- Energy Performance Certification (EPC) of building to obtain highest FIT rate
- Registration of system with OFGEM
- Complete Feed In Tariff application
- Complete installation of panels, inverters, AC cabling and G59 protection relay
