Sevor Solar PV Farm Project Proposal 16/10/2012

1. Sevor solar PV farm
Project proposal
status : 16.10.2012
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2. project details
key facts – project status, performance
Location / status data
LOCATION: South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire
STATUS: Pre-application
ROLE OF AEE: Project developer, project manager,
co-investor
PARTNER: EPC (construction) and investment partners
to be determined
Performance data
AREA: 23.8ha (red line)
COMPONENTS: Modules: JA Solar JAP6-72-290
37,440 x 290Wp polycrystalline units
1,956 x 991 x 45 mm (h x w x d)
520 string inverters (Siemens SINVERT PVM 20)
Table pitch: 20 degrees
Clear row distance: 4.7m
Galvanised steel foundations
INSTALLED CAPACITY: 10.86MWp
IRRADIATION I YIELD (p.a.): circa 1106 kWh/qm I 850 kWh/kWp
POWER GENERATION (plan): approx. 9.23m kWh/a ; CO2 reduction: ca.
10,000 t/a; supply: around 2250 standard UK
households (OFGEM)
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3. technical information I
modules layout plan (original planning)
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4. technical information II
aerial perspectives (original planning)
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5. extended project insights
supply concept alternatives (grid connected)
o Directly connected to
the existing grid."
o Up to 9.23m kWh of
green electricity
produced close to your
parish will be fed into
the national grid on an
annual basis.. "
> "South Marston‘s
contribution to the
national renewable
energy targets.!
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6. extended project insights
supply concept alternatives (honda connected)
o Supplying largest
Industry in South
Marston with clean
energy."
o Besides 4.2m kWh
green electricity p.a.
already supplied with,
annual production of
approx. 9.2m kWh
and 10,000 t CO2
reduction"
> "UK‘s largest project
to supply local
industry with green
electricity.!
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7. extended project insights
South Marston Farm in operation
o The South Marston
farm site from the air"
o Supplying largest
Industry in South
Marston with clean
energy."
o Besides 4.2m kWh
green electricity p.a.
already supplied with,
annual production of
approx. 7m kWh and
10,000 t CO2 reduction"
> "UK‘s largest project
to supply local
industry with green
electricity.!
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8. extended project insights
South Marston Farm in operation
o Lessons learned!
o DECC changes to tariffs changed everything
last year, post-planning approval"
o Intense time pressure coupled with
excessive demands from county
archaeologist forced design changes to
foundations (these won’t be as visible after
grass cover established by spring)"
o Time pressure also forced change to
connection point – building and connecting a
new substation to local grid could not have
happened before tariff cut deadline. Honda
provided that option with existing facility."
o Some residents understandably disappointed
to lose opportunity to buy locally-produced
green energy"
o New ROC funding scheme allows bigger
projects with certainty beyond March 2013."
o Construction partner was chosen too quickly,
too sloppy, too dismissive of residents’ needs
and will not be used again"
o Delays in clearing snagging list, partly due to
inhospitable weather conditions, meant
spring planting season was missed for 2012.
It will be in full bloom in summer 2013."
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9. extended project insights
development scenarios (amended module planning)
Part of the 5.7ha field nearest the village could be locked in as part of
the development and reserved as greenspace for the community to
use ....!
...bike trails"
...open parkland"
...wildflower reserve"
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10. extended project insights
development scenarios (amended module planning)
Converting part of the southernmost field
for community use
o Lowering the direct visual impact from the
village"
o Creating a benefit for children and adults"
o Building small sections of solar allotments
available for priority purchase by local
residents, and connected to lower voltage
line along Nightingale Lane "
o Fostering flora and fauna"
> "Dedicated greenspace for the local
community to fend off the inevitable
urban expansion of Swindon into
adjoining villages as per Eastern
Development plans!
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11. benefits for the community
Ecological & environmental benefits Social & educational benefits
o Ecological impact – diversification of fauna o Cooperation with local schools to educate and inspire the
younger generation about the benefits of renewable energy
and flora as the site thrives without fertiliser
and why it is important to our future"
for the life of the project "
o Site visits - to learn about solar parks as a valuable,
o Increase flood prevention"
functioning member of the world’s energy portfolio"
o Active reduction of carbon footprint" o Presentations with facts and figures to incorporate into a
variety of subjects – mathematics, biology, physics, geography,
o PV system as quiet and visually unobtrusive economics "
energy plant"
o Job skills training – helping local job seekers acquire the skills
o Sheep grazing continues use of the land as to become part of a rapidly growing industry"
an agricultural plot"
o Donation to the parish council in the form of solar panels for
the village hall, a direct link to renewable energy, or as an
annual donation to spend on community issues."
“Good to be part of the renewable energy
development in UK. And I can still use my land
for sheep grazing. I decided to work with aee
renewables ‘cause they were the most genuine
people I got to know within this sector so far.“
Chris C. , landowner & farmer,
Beechgrove Farm, Axminster
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12. benefits for the community
Switching to Good Energy, the UK’s only
supplier of 100% renewable energy, for
households or businesses near AEE solar farm
projects means…
...make your contribution to avoid CO2
emissions (approx. 2 tons per year for a typical
household) and slow down climate change.
…use local green electricity even without your
own solar panels, you know where it comes from.
…do something good and pay less by
benefitting from an immediate £50 credit per
residential household or enterprise and, if the local
AEE project gets planning consent and is built, an
additional credit of £50 in each of the following
three years.
Affiliate Partnership.
renewables plc.
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13. other key developments-
Eastern Development Area
o The Eastern Development
Area plans to extend
Swindon by 9000+
houses"
o South Marston will be on
the boundary of this
development planned for
start in 2014!
o Could Sevor Farm help
provide renewable energy
for this development
instead of a proposed
CHP plant close to the
site?"
EDA Development
Sevor Farm Development
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14. Contact
Bath Office"
UK Project Management"
Ralph Doering (Project Manager): +44 7901 717478"
" " " ralph.doering@aee-ag.de"
Adam Withers (Project Planner): +44 7960 876013"
" " " adam.withers@aee-renewables.co.uk"
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