Sherwood Cricket Club has installed thirty-six solar panels at its ground with the help of solar energy firm, Freetricity. The solar array was installed as part of the club’s ongoing programme to become more energy efficient and reduce utility bills.
In a bid to offset the cost of running a grain dryer to keep its crops in ideal condition a Nottinghamshire-based farmer has installed a 50kW solar system.
Strutwood Farm in Surrey approached Myriad CEG about the possibility of installing solar PV on its agricultural buildings to help reduce the farm’s carbon footprint but also, more significantly, protect the farm from spiralling utility costs.
Nottinghamshire-based arable farmers, J Bealby and Sons, have a higher electricity expenditure than most as they are required to run a grain dryer to keep its crops in ideal condition so that they achieve the best prices at market.
Connecting a solar power system to the grid involves an application process with the relevant Distribution Network Operator (DNO). In the past, domestic systems under 4kWp have required no pre-approval from the DNO and permission granted after the installation without incident.
A 19th Century church, built to celebrate the British victory at the Battle of Waterloo is now generating its own electricity thanks to the installation of solar panels.
Penzance-based Plug into the Sun has completed a 10kWp roof-integrated solar project on the newly-built Five Islands School on St Agnes Island, adding to the company’s Isles of Scilly portfolio.
Since the announcement that there are yet more feed-in tariff cuts on the horizon, many solar companies are being approached by farmers who are keen to install 50kW of solar PV on 1/4acre of land or a barn roof before the rates are reduced on July 1.
