A poultry farm in Hertfordshire has installed a 41.14kWp solar array on its large free range hen laying unit. The installation was completed in just under a fortnight before the December 12 deadline in order to qualify the system for higher feed-in tariff rates.
The Buck family, who own and operate Jack Buck Farms, have embraced solar technology by installing two separate solar PV systems on the farm’s outbuildings.
A Day in the Country, an award-winning provider of corporate hospitality and activity days in Aynho, near Banbury, has installed a free-standing 23kWp solar array.
Myriad CEG has designed and installed a 39.6kWp solar PV array on a new build apartment and office blocks at the home of Watford Football Club, Vicarage Road.
Carillion has installed a 50kWp solar array at Nationwide Building Society’s headquarters in Swindon. The installation is the first in the UK to utilise Conergy’s SolarFamulus Air mounting system.
Engineering firm, Spencer Group, has installed solar panels on its new headquarters – the Humber Quays building in Hull.
Sundog Energy has installed Cumbria’s largest commercial solar PV system at Lakeland Livestock Mart in Cockermouth.
Rookery Business Park in Attleborough, Norfolk, has installed solar photovoltaics across 15 roofs in a bid to reduce electricity costs. The renewable energy generated by the 278kWp of solar PV will be sold to the private park’s tenants at a reduced rate.
Portsmouth Water has invested in solar photovoltaic technology to power six water treatment works. The 50kWp systems were designed and installed by Solarcentury to provide direct on-site electricity for pumping and treating water.
The Bilting Farm Business Centre has had an integrated solar panel roof fitted on one of its main buildings by Ashford-based M3 Solar.