Upwell Park Retirement Complex, Cambridge

In July 2011, Riomay Renewable Energies undertook the design and installation of Solar PV systems on the 67 retirement homes located in a retirement home in March, Cambridgeshire.  The 2kWp system on each of these properties consisted of 8 ZNShine  250W panels.

The client’s motivations were to contribute to the reduction of each home’s energy consumption and to create enough solar energy to cover the lighting and cooking for each dwelling.

Our design team delivered a system that integrated well across the roof and achieved a strong return on investment for the care home operator.   The care home owners have elected to pass on the electricity savings onto the  residents save ing hundreds of pounds on their fuel bills each year.

Technical detail:

Panel Model:  8 x ZNShine 250W/ dwelling

Inverter Model: Sunnyboy SB2000HF

System Size:  2kWp/dwelling

Annual Output: 1,800kWh per annum/dwelling

Total project CO2 Reduction: 67,777 C02 saving per annum

Total project kWh energy generation: 126,600 kWh per annum