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CLIENT
AECOM & The NCC
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System Size
138.46kWp
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Estimated annual output
129,000kWh
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Annual CO2 emissions savings
68,700kg
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Commissioned
2011 & 2014
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Modules
Moser Baer
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Inverters
SMA Tripower
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Roof type
Kalzip Standing Seam
CLIENT
The National Composites Centre is the world leading authority on composites, bringing together the best minds and the best technologies, to solve the world’s most complex engineering challenges.
The NCC is one of seven centres that form the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC). It works globally to accelerate the adoption of high-value, sustainable engineering solutions in composites.
Its world-class, open access facilities are based in Bristol, UK – the heartland of Britain’s high tech composite engineering R&D. Its technology innovation centres bring together over 500 composites specialists with cutting-edge digital manufacturing technology for the design and development of new composite products. The NCC specialises in providing industrial solutions all the way from the lab to developing large-scale production.
TASK
Specified by M&E consultants AECOM, the solar PV system installed on the NCC was designed and delivered by Solarsense to ensure the facility became one of the first industrial buildings in the UK to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating.
Year one generation outperformed predictions by 10% and Solarsense returned to the National Composites Centre to install another 150kWp PV system three years later.
SERVICES PROVIDED
- Solar PV Panels
FROM THE CLIENT
“We have been delighted with the performance of the PV system and look forward to many more years of efficient energy supply”.
Peter Chivers Chief Executive, National Composites Centre
