solar pv installations

CARNYORTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE

Carnyorth Outdoor Education Centre based near St Just In West Cornwall has just had a complete eco-rennovation! Work has included installing a solar thermal system, installing gas Central heating (rather than Electric) AND a state of the art PV installation.

The installation uses 372 Atlantis Sunslates wired in series to produce a total output of 4.96 kWpeak. The building is used by as a residential Centre by schools from throughout Cornwall and should produce all the the Centre's Yearly electrical demand, saving over 2 Tonnes of Carbon Dioxide being produced every year.

Thr building is run by Alison Law from Cornwall Outdoors who has been very very supportive of the whole installation. "We are visited by over 3000 pupils from througjhout Cornwall every year - this installation will show the young people a glimse of a more sustainable future and how we can all live a more sustainable life".

The Centre is owened by Cornwall county Council who have assisted in writing the specification for the installation and ensuring all the work is of the highest standards. This is the first PV installation on a Corwall County Council building and has been a great success.

The Centre is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Heritage Coast Line and is a very prominant building on the roadside so the local Planning Authority Penwith District Council requested that the sunslates were used to minimise any visual impact.

Funding for the installation has come from the Energy Saving Trust, SWEB Green Energy Fund and Cornwall County Council. The overall project was managed by RM Developments and the PV installation installed by PLUG INTO THE SUN.