Case Studies

Caplor Energy, based in Fownhope, Herefordshire, has completed the installation of a 35kWp rooftop solar energy array for local horticultural business, Haygrove. The company, which grows high value crops and develops growing systems, was keen to reduce its energy bills as well as become a more sustainable business. 

A popular community sports complex in the North East of England looks set to secure a financially viable future thanks to two social enterprises and the Government’s feed-in tariff (FiT).

This 3.68kWp ground-mounted solar installation was completed by the Green Home Company for Mr & Mrs Metcalfe, who live in Ashford, Kent. The system, which is expected to generate over 3,000kWh of renewable energy a year, is comprised of 16 Conergy 230 solar panels combined with Fronius IG TL 3.6 inverter.

The Green Home Company installed this 1.2kWp system for Mr Graham Bridge in Tenterden, Kent. The system is comprised of six Suntech Power STP200 solar panels combined with an SMA Sunny Boy 1200 inverter.

Winner of a sustainable design and construction award, Elm Park was the first low carbon library to be constructed in London.

Solar installation company Engensa completed this installation for its customer, Atul, who had a very clear idea of what he wanted. Atul was renovating a new home for his family in Windsor and so decided to install a solar energy system. He felt that solar PV should be combined with solar thermal to ensure that the underfloor heating, hot water and swimming pool were all powered by the sun.

This solar installation was completed by Solar Technologies on the Brockhill site, which is a warden-assisted residential home for the elderly. The accommodation comprises of a number of self-contained flats set out over two floors with common areas and facilities.

Solar installation company, Freewatt, has completed a 9.9kWp installation on All Saints Church, Wing, Buckinghamshire.

Solar installation company Access Renewables has completed a 54-panel solar PV system onto a church building in Eaglescliffe, Stockton On Tees, which is expected to produce energy for the church over the next 25 years.

Caplor Energy has completed the installation of a 6.3kWp solar array on the roof of Fownhope Memorial Village Hall, in Herefordshire. By utilising solar energy, the community building aims to reduce energy bills, decrease CO2 as well as generate cash for the local area.