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Project Name:

 Rye Ypres Tower

Size of Installation:

 1.2 kWp

Type of Installation:

 Bespoke mount pitched on-roof system

Client:

 Rye Museum Association

Equipment:

 Module – 9 x Kyocera KC130GHT-2 framed modules
Inverter – 1 x SMA SB1100E unit

Predicted Generation:

 936 kWh per year

Project Summary


A small single PV array was installed on the top of a Listed tower in Rye, East Sussex, to reduce the operating costs and carbon footprint to the museum operators. The project was partly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The complete array mounted on the roof

Technical Information


The system comprises of 9 high efficiency multicrystalline Kyocera PV modules, with a SMA SunnyBoy range SB1100E inverter converting the output to grid-standard AC electricity. The bespoke mounting system was designed in consultation with local architects to preserve the visual and structural integrity of the building; the final design centred on the use of Unirac and Unistrut components with specially fabricated steel beams set into the tower’s castellated parapet wall.

Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits


The system displaces approximately 5.3kgCO2 emissions every year, thereby reducing the environmental impact of running the visitor attraction. It also reduces the operating costs for the museum operators by reducing on-site energy consumption.

Mounting structure before installing modules

Inverters and isolators

The tower from the ground

OS Reference:

 TQ 922 202

Type:

PV Wind Hydro
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