Going Solar fought off fierce competition to clinch the deal to fit around 2,200 photovoltaic panels on to a series of warehouse roofs in Ipswich, Suffolk, which will span 1.1 acres.
The installation, set to start in February and due to be completed in early March, is designed to generate up to 500kW, enough power to supply more than 100 homes.
The company, from Neen Sollars, Worcestershire, and headed by directors Charles Houston and Andy Perkins, made the best impression during the competitive tender process organised by a London-based renewable energy developer.
“Although Going Solar are only a relatively new business, the developer was not only won over by our know-how and desire to deliver a successful project, but also by our impressive track record of customer satisfaction,” explained Charles Houston.
“We’re delighted to have been selected for this project, especially as large solar PV is new to the UK. Although it will be our largest contract to date, we’re confident that we’ve the right approach and expertise to meet the challenges of this vast installation,” he added.
Going Solar have recently completed a host of projects around the UK including a solar thermal panel installation for heating an indoor swimming pool at Abberley Hall School, near Worcester. It is expected to reduce energy bills by around £10,000 a year.
“You just have to look at the devastating consequences of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico to see that the future must lie in the clean, ever-lasting and safe energy that hits the Earth’s surface from the sun in such abundance. If we could capture just 40 minutes’ worth of it, then that would be more than enough to meet the world’s energy consumption in a year,” said Charles.
Source: http://www.goingsolar.org.uk/news.html