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DERBY COLLEGE CASE STUDY A 58 KWp Roof Mounted PV System by Kingspan Energy is helping Derby College to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’ for their new purpose built community college. PROJECT SUMMARY Derby College is one of the largest further education colleges in the country, with sites located in Derby, Ilkeston, Morley and Heanor. A member of the 157 Group of high performing colleges, it attracts students from not only Derbyshire, but nationwide and overseas. In early 2014 the Ilkeston Campus of the College moved to a new building on Pimlico, in the heart of Ilkeston town centre. Created by DLG Architects Leeds, it was designed to achieve the highest possible energy efficiency rating. In order to fulfil the aspiration, the architects decided to incorporate a rooftop photovoltaic system into the building. Kingspan Energy was chosen to deliver the PV system on the project, from start to finish, including feasibility study, design, installation, grid connection and commissioning. Richard Austwick, Associate Director, DLG Architects commented: “Kingspan Energy’s strength is in their combined expertise in solar PV and commercial roofing, resulting in their ability to deliver the appropriate rooftop PV solution in every case. We worked closely together on this project and we are delighted with the work that Kingspan Energy has done for the client”.
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DERBY COLLEGECASE STUDY
A 58 KWp Roof Mounted PV System by Kingspan Energy is helping Derby College to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘excellent’ for their new purpose built community college.
PROJECT SUMMARYDerby College is one of the largest further education colleges in the country, with sites located in Derby, Ilkeston, Morley and Heanor. A member of the 157 Group of high performing colleges, it attracts students from not only Derbyshire, but nationwide and overseas.
In early 2014 the Ilkeston Campus of the College moved to a new building on Pimlico, in the heart of Ilkeston town centre. Created by DLG Architects Leeds, it was designed to achieve the highest possible energy efficiency rating. In order to fulfil the aspiration, the architects decided to incorporate a rooftop photovoltaic system into the building.
Kingspan Energy was chosen to deliver the PV system on the project, from start to finish, including feasibility study, design, installation, grid connection and commissioning. Richard Austwick, Associate Director, DLG Architects commented:“Kingspan Energy’s strength is in their combined expertise in solar PV and commercial roofing, resulting in their ability to deliver the appropriate rooftop PV solution in every case. We worked closely together on this project and we are delighted with the work that Kingspan Energy has done for the client”.
The installation of a 58 KWp pitched PV system covering the entire roof area of the building (approximately 580 square metres) took only two weeks and was fully completed in October 2013.
Roof Mounted PV System is an ideal energy-saving solution for the college building, which has high daytime usage of electricity, exactly when the PV system is hard at work.
Iain Baldwin, Assistant Director - Estates, Derby College, commented:“The new rooftop solar PV system from Kingspan Energy is an excellent addition to our new Ilkeston Campus building. It has helped us to achieve the ‘excellent’ BREEAM rating and will allow us to continuously benefit from energy cost savings for many years to come.”
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SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Building owner: Derby College
Location: Ilkeston, Derbyshire
System size: 58 KWp
Roof space coverage: 580 m2
Project type: New Build
Sector: Industrial/manufacturing
Completion date: October 2013
Installation time: 2 weeks
PROJECT CARD
ROOFTOPSOLAR POWER
