The rise of renewables

This decade has seen remarkable growth in renewable energy in England; 19 per cent of our power now comes from renewable sources. Renewables are a public policy success story – a combination of public and private investment has led to innovation and technological progress, new industries and rapidly falling costs.

The Regen SW report examines the renewables revolution in England: what are the key technologies, where have they been deployed, and what is the outlook following the virtual ending of public policy support.

The Regen SW Progress Report 2016

Solar PV is the renewable energy technology with the greatest installed capacity in England, totalling 8.6 GW, from nearly 648,000 installations. Over 2 GW was installed in 2015/16, through 111,289 projects.

Please click here to be read the full report.

Renishaw, New Mills

The featured case study within the report is the 291.4kWp solar PV installation for Renishaw.

Solarsense have since completed three installations for the British engineering company, totaling just under 1.5MW.

The system consists of two parts, the 241.25kWp roof array and the additional 49.89kWp solar brise soleil – creating a total system capable of producing an annual output of 202,154 kWh and reducing CO2 emissions by 136 tonnes per year.

The brise soleil not only allowed Renishaw to increase their system size and therefore overall annual output but also acts as a sun shade to the building and helps to promote their commitment to sustainability and meeting their CSR objectives.

Case Study

Renishaw, New Mills bespoke solar PV system

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