Larchfield Primary and Nursery

Larchfield Primary and Nursery School

July 11, 2014

Larchfield Primary and Nursery School have installed a 48kWp Solar PV array on their roofs.

The Background

Larchfield Primary and Nursery is a small school based in Maidenhead, Berkshire. At Larchfield they encourage independence from the earliest stage of learning, they want to equip students with the best possible start in their education. As part of that learning process solar proved to be a great choice for the school as they are able to teach students early on about renewable energy and how to be different from everyone else. Using The Carbon Trust approved funding the school were able to undertake this project with no capital outlay involved.

The Installation

48 kWp solar PV array
Q-CELL 250 polycrystalline Solar Panels
SMA 3-Phase Inverters
Sunny Webbox Monitoring System

Benefits

Annual output of 42,439 kWh
Reduced energy costs of £179,806 over the project lifespan
441 tonne reduction in CO2 emissions over the project lifespan
Revenue generated from FiT Tariff £148,331 over the project lifespan