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Project Name:

 Opportunity Okehampton

Size of Installation:

 14.3 kW total (8.3kWp PV, 6kW Wind)

Type of Installation:

 New build curved roof PV system with self-standing wind turbine

Client:

 Rok / West Devon Borough Council

Equipment:

 PV Module – 64 x Kyocera KC130-GHT2 framed modules
Wind Turbine – 1 x Proven WT6000 on 15m mast
Inverter/Control – 2 x Fronius IG40 units, 3 x SMA WB3000 units and 1 x Proven ECM6004ME controller
Mounting system – UniRac SolarMount with Euroseam roof clamps
Public Display – 2 x RiCo GA300 display boards

Predicted Generation:

 18000 kWh per year

Project Summary


A hybrid SSEG system of two PV arrays and a mast-mounted wind turbine was installed on the site of a new office building in Okehampton, near Dartmoor, Devon. The installation will, in combination with other sustainable initiatives realised in the building, create an extremely low environmental impact premises.

The complete system - arrays mounted on the roof & wind turbine erected

Technical Information


The PV system comprises of 64 multicrystalline Kyocera PV modules, connected to two phases via Fronius IG40 inverters. The third phase is balanced by a 6kW wind turbine mounted on a 15m tilt-up mast via an series of power electronic devices. Due to the curved Euroseam roof, components for the PV mounting frame were fabricated specifically for the project. Live public display boards were installed alongside a monitoring system integrated into the BMS, to raise clients’ awareness of renewable energy and provide high quality system performance data.

Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits


The system displaces 10.6 tonnes of CO2 emissions through reduced electricity consumption every year, which contributes to the building’s low impact design requirement. The reduction in operating costs will also generate additional revenue and/or savings for the building operator through electricity sale and reduced consumption. These measures will reduce the building’s impact on the Dartmoor area.

Some of the PE equipment used

Graphic for one of the two public display units

West-wing photovoltaic array

OS Reference:

 SX 576 966

Type:

PV Wind Hydro
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