The Requirement
Being passionate about the environment, our customer approached us to install a wind turbine to contribute to their home energy use. After the installation, we were then also asked to install a small solar PV system too.
The System We Provided
1.56 kW PV system consisting of 12 Kyocera KC130 (130 Wp) Solar PV panels
6 kW Proven (WT6000) Wind Turbine
The Environmental Benefits
The solar PV System will generate approx. 1,200 kWh per year
The 6 kWp wind turbine will generate approx 9,160 kWh per year
Overall CO2 emissions will be reduced by about 4.5 tonnes per year
What We Did
We carried out a site survey and outlined all the options for renewable energy installations possible, with our advice. Customer chose to go 1st of all with the wind turbine, and later added the solar PV. We carried out all of the installation work, assistance with planning permissions and funding applications and commissioning.
We also carry out annual maintenance on the system, ensuring it is working to its maximum capacity at all times.
The Funding
At the time of installation, a grant of up to £2,500 for solar PV was available from the Low Carbon Building Programme and a grant of up to £4,000 for turbines was available from Scottish Community & Householder Renewables Initiative
Other Benefits
Having both wind and solar PV generation means that there is nearly always some form of on site generation – it tends to be windy when it’s not sunny and vice-versa. This means that a great deal of the electricity consumption on site is taken from the systems, drastically reducing the power import and thus reducing bills.
The longer term benefits of this are protection from ever increasing electricity prices, which our customer is increasingly delighted by!
