CASE STUDY: Mr & Mrs C.
Solar PV and Battery Storage
“Simon and his team at UK Green Energy Installation are very professional and solve complex problems thoughtfully with clear explanation as to the benefits and costs of the installation recommended.
They safely reinstalled poor workmanship which was a health and safety hazard and the system now works properly and far more efficiently than previously specified.
I would be happy to recommend UK Green Energy Installations to anyone who needs a professional electrical install particularly taking advantage of their ‘Green credentials’.
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UK Green Energy Installations had a request from Mr & Mrs C., to investigate poor installation of electrical equipment at their property in Ascot, originally installed by another company around their pond / swimming lake.
UK Green Energy Installations rectified the numerous faults at the property. Delighted with the outcome, Mr and Mrs C., went on to inquire about ways of reducing electrical consumption.
THE CHALLENGE
A comprehensive range of equipment was continually in use, so a multi-angled approach with several solutions were required to generate a suitable level of power.
As Mr & Mrs C enjoy their outside space, a plan to minimise any unsightly hardware was prioritised, including discrete mountings and cabling. Any plan implemented to save electricity, also needed to fit around their busy schedule of work and family life.
THE SOLUTION
General electrical tariffs was the first consideration, as the tariff selected would need to be suitable for use of equipment 24/7. This was best achieved by changing electricity provider to make the night-time running of equipment as economic as possible.
Time clocks were also fitted to fountains and pumps on the pond/swimming lake to reduce the running time of equipment that didn’t need to run 24/7. This allows filters to work, whilst non-essential items are switched off.
Main Savings
As the cheaper night-time rate of electricity was now on the cards, we advised maximising the usage by installing a battery storage system by GivEnergy, a British owned battery storage manufacturer with manufacturing and R&D facilities in the UK.
Solar PV
To gain further advantage from battery storage, we also looked at available spaces, where Solar PV could be installed for topping up batteries with 100% green energy. The importance of panel space and installation could also make the difference between powering a large percentage of equipment (that constantly uses electrical power) or having just enough to help run the pumps and filtration equipment in the pool.
Design
Once we analysed all the data from the survey, we were able to estimate yield of the Solar PV and capabilities of the battery storage. This was based on geographical location and potential cost savings by storing low peak energy in the batteries, and utilising it during high peak.
The Install
We set about installing the timers and the main layout of the Solar PV on to the flat roof of their garden building.
With the garden building being a good size we managed to install ten “JA Solar” PV panels producing an estimated 3.6KW.
The panels would be mounted onto an east/west frame made by Renusol, this also ensured the garden looked unnoticeably changed with the discrete black look of the new panels.
The batteries connected to the system had wi-fi connectivity allowing Mr & Mrs C to see the system’s continued performance, including how much energy was being used from their supplier. They could also see when the solar array was producing an excess, as well as what time of night the batteries could be re-charged on a cheaper rate.
