Renewable energy generation
Investing in renewable energy generation across 性吧电台 is important because it reduces our need to buy electricity from the grid and reduces our exposure to volatile wholesale market prices as seen in recent years. Energy use in buildings is also one of the most significant contributors to our carbon footprint.
We have eight PV arrays on campus and have conducted feasibility studies to install further arrays.
For the Academic year 2022/2023 our solar PV systems generated 216,990 kWh of electricity, which equated to 1.7% of our overall electricity consumption and saved us 44.9 tonnes CO2e. Details of our solar PV installations are below:
Edith Murphy House
The array contains 96 panels with an installed capacity of 22.56 kWp. The average annual generation over the past 5 years is 15,386 kWh which is around 5% of Edith Murphy’s consumption.
Gateway House
There are 204 panels installed with a capacity of 48.96 kWp. The average annual generation over the past 5 years is 41,320 kWh which is around 6% of Gateway Building’s consumption.
Hugh Aston Building
There are 204 panels over two installations. One has capacity of 20.64 kWp and the other has capacity of 28.32 kWp. The average annual generation over the past 5 years is 24,530 kWh which is around 3% of Hugh Aston’s consumption.
The Yard
Installed in 2020 there are 65 panels with a capacity 16.80 kWp. The average annual generation for the last three years was 13,096 kWh which is around 2% of The Yard’s consumption.
Vijay Patel Building
There are 613 panels over three installations with a total capacity of 192 kWp. The average annual generation over the past 4 years is 103,638 kWh which is around 4% of Vijay Patel’s consumption.
We receive FiT payments for the arrays installed on Edith Murphy, Gateway House and Hugh Aston.
We have committed to reduce the carbon impact of our heating across our estate and have invested in heat pumps and solar thermal technology.