Solar PV Case Study: Solar Barn, Guildford

The Solar Barn, Guildford, Surrey offered us the ideal combination of mounting structure, size, location and opportunity to design and build what we believe to be one of the best performing solar PV systems around.

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System Details:

System Size: 19.6kWp
Solar PV Panels: SolarWorld SW245 Plus (80)
Mounting System: Alpha On-Roof
Inverters: SMA Tripower 10000TL (2)
Estimated Output: 18,130kWhrs per year
Mains Feed: Three Phase (G.59/2)
Installation Date: May 2011

Commercial Solar PV Installation on Farm Barn

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Location Details

Guildford, Surrey
Roof Pitch: 25°
Azimuth: 0° Due South
Terrain Height: 44m
Wind Region Load: 22m/s
Snow Region Load: 3

The Phase Solar PV Inverters Commercial Farm

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Project Team:

System Design: In Balance Energy
Electrical Installation: In Balance Energy
Roof Installation: Manor Roofing & Guttering
Project Manager: In Balance Energy

The Solar Barn is situated amongst a number of other farm buildings, a stables and a horse riding school. The brief for the PV system was to generate as much power as possible from the space. The power being primarily used to supply the mixed use farm buildings nearby and the farmhouses beyond, excess generation to be automatically exported to the grid.

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