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HARNESSING THE SUN
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The solar PV system on a new sports centre in Cambridge is helping the university realise its aim of achieving a low-carbon future
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he University of Cambridge’s new sports centre incorporates a solar PV system which curves on two axes and will off set an estimated 37,409kg of CO2 emissions. The bespoke system was
installed by renewable systems supplier Ecolution. “This was an extremely complex design, and accuracy
has been essential throughout – from the individually optimised modules to the building’s BMS connection,” says Ecolution’s designer on the project, Paul Squire. “It has been a challenging installation as the roof has very sharp falls, plus the specialist zinc covering needs protecting during installation. The CO2 off set targets were challenging and much time was spent designing and demonstrating the system to achieve the BREEAM ‘very good’ standard.” The system incorporates web-based monitoring system
SafeDC to log the performance of each module, while module- level maximum power point (MPP) tracking enables the system to maximise output from each module individually. University of Cambridge vice chancellor Professor Sir Leszek
Borysiewicz said that the university was commit ed to a low- carbon future and that the wider £1 billion development in north-west Cambridge would be one of the most sustainable developments of its scale in the UK. The PV system installed is estimated to generate 71.8MWh of electricity annually, which will contribute to the university’s sustainability goals. B4E
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This solar PV system is complex,
accurate and ensured a
'very good' BREEAM rating
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