Fera Science has chosen electrical specialist Meson Electrical to install a bespoke solar installation on the roof of its York campus.
Fera Science is a biotech company specializing in plant and bee health and sustainable agriculture, and the York Biotech Campus includes large roof vents, which require a bespoke solar installation solution.
Meson is supplying 342 N-Type solar panels for the roof of the York Biotech Campus, which will produce a power of 150 kWp. The two companies estimate that once the installation is complete, Fera Science will save around £24,000 on its energy bills every year.
Construction on the project began in June and is expected to be completed in October.
“Solar panels are a great investment for businesses looking to reduce their overall carbon footprint and save on energy bills,” said James Hennigan, managing director at Meson.
“For this project, our solution had to be carefully designed to navigate vents and other roof obstacles on site. We conducted a full on-site analysis and worked with our trusted structural engineering partner to create a solution that integrates seamlessly into the existing infrastructure and allows for ongoing routine maintenance.”
Dean Betteridge, lead business analyst at Fera, added: “We couldn’t have chosen a better partner to work with on this project. Meson worked with us from the initial tender phase to validate the proposal and design a solution that would work.”
Companies that look to the sun
An increasing number of companies are looking to solar PV installations to decarbonize their operations and save their businesses money.
In August, GB NRG announced it had successfully completed 2MW of solar PV installations across all 15 Crendon Timber Engineering sites in the UK. The largest of these installations at Crendon’s site in St Ives, Cornwall, saw 1,398 400W PV panels installed, providing a total of 573 kW of capacity and generating 485,000 kWh of electricity per year, generating CO2 emissions .2 reduction of 111.5 tons per year.
Meanwhile, motorhome dealer Erwin Hymer Center Travelworld installed 300 solar panels on the roof of its flagship sales center in Stafford, which is expected to generate around 85,000 kWh of electricity annually, of which around 8,000 kWh will be fed back into the UK electricity grid.
Bristan Group, one of Britain’s largest manufacturers of kitchen and bathroom products, is also jumping on the trend. The company successfully installed 1,666 solar panels at its headquarters in Tamworth, Staffordshire, generating around 600 kWh of electricity, enough to cover around 56% of the site’s power needs.
