30th January 2012

HFL PV Panel Installation

HFL Building Solutions Install PV Solar Panels to their Offices                                                                          

In December 2011 HFL completed the installation of PV Solar Panels to the roof of their offices in Denton, Manchester.  

The installation includes 200 Monocrystalline PV Solar panels, which will produce an estimated 41,750 KWhrs per annum, with an estimated Carbon Saving 22,619 kg CO2 per annum. Over the 25 years this will be Equivalent to 1,495,662 Miles in a Ford Mondeo 2.0L Petrol.

The company has invested nearly £120,000 for the installation of 316 square meters of PV Solar Panels to provide affordable energy to their offices. HFL took advantage of the Carbon Trusts, (Siemens), loan, which was offered to the Company. The investment pay back period for HFL will be approximately 5 to 6 years.

The savings in the cost of energy are substantialwith the installation being completed before the governments feed in tariff was reduced by half on the 12^th December 2011. The estimated total benefit to HFL for the PV installation over 25 years is £678,484.00

Solar PV

Photovoltaic solar power cells convert sunlight into solar power (electricity). Converting light (photons) into electricity (voltage) is known as the solar photovoltaic(PV) effect. This electricity can then be used in your home, business or sold back to the grid.

The Technology

Photovoltaic solar power cells convert sunlight into solar power (electricity). Converting light (photons) into electricity (voltage) is known as the solar photovoltaic (PV) effect. Semi-conductor materials such as: silicon, gallium arsenide, cadmium telluride or copper indium diselenide are used in these solar cells. These materials are similar to those used in computer chips. When sunlight is absorbed by these materials, solar energy is released from atoms allowing the electrons to flow through the material to produce solar power (electricity).

The Basic Solar System

The Solar Power Array – This is the collection of solar power producing cells (PV Panel), this converts the suns energy into DC (direct current) electricity.

The Mounting System – This is the mounting structure that will secure your solar power collection system to your: roof, building or plot of land.

The Inverter – This converts the DC (direct current) electricity collected from the solar panel into AC (alternating current) electricity; this can then be used in residential or business property or sold back to the main grid.

The Metre – Once the solar photovoltaic system has been linked to the main consumer unit an electric metre is installed, which records how much energy has been produced and how much has been sold back to the main grid.

For more information regarding the governments feed in tariff for renewable energy or the installation and benefits of PV Solar Panels please contact Dave Saxton at HFL Energy Solutions on 0161 304 5904.