Absolar, based in Southampton, has completed the installation of a 520 KWP roof solar panel on a draper of Draper Tools in North Badderly, Hampshire.
The private wire installation comprises more than 900 photovoltaic panels and 12.5 km of cabling. On the day of completion it generated 73% of the power needs of the facility. Draper, which distributes hand and electricity tools over the VK, said that the installation of solar energy is part of a broader dedication to sustainability, which also includes recycling of more than 80% of its waste.
Absolar, which specializes in commercial solar installation, designed and mounted the panels around 700 skylights on the warehouse roof. The company uses AI and remote control tools to offer companies assessments of the solar potential of their roofs, giving certainty about installation costs and ROI.
Matt Sheen, CEO of Draper Tools, noted: “This has been an important investment for us as a company, but that we hope to represent our dedication to the future and for sustainable business practices.”
Dr. Phil Wu from Absolar added that Draper’s “Ambitious Solar Project is” a “perfect example” for companies, which will notify energy saving in the long term that the installation will offer.
Commercial Solar Meeting Business needs
As a way to prove dedication to sustainability and save energy costs, companies turn to solar energy. Ford Motors recently announced the commissioning of a 5.2 MWP Solar PV installation on the R&D campus in the UK, which meets around 10% of the annual electricity demand of the site.
In Newcastle, renewable energy supplier, two blues solar-zonne energy installed and a 165 kWp system powered on livestock feed ForFarmers site in Stoke-on-Trent. The 388 PV panels on solar energy will meet almost 100% of the power consumption of the site.
Indicative for the occasion offered by the commercial sector on the roof, in November last year Brookfield Asset Management took over the commercial and residential solar port feuille from Atrato Onsite Energy in a £ 220 million deal. At the time it was estimated that the pipeline of Atrato was worth £ 400 million, including contracts with large customers Tesco, Britvic, M&S and Nissan.
Brookfield said that the acquisition agreement, executed between Brookfield and Real Asset Investment Management and supported by Access Capital Partners and Altamarcam Partners, the potential of the British commercial and industrial (C&I) solar energy demonstrates.
