Keele University are not the only university that we are aware of that are to have solar panels fitted but this is a large contract. The university are to have solar panels installed on three of their buildings – Darwin Building that houses Keele Management School and Lindsay and Holly Cross Halls of Residence.
Keele University
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The solar panels are to be installed by nPower Energy Services who won the contract that is worth in excess of £300,000. Each of the buildings will incorporate a solar array of 50kWp. Keele University have a target of reducing CO2 emissions in line with the UK as a whole and it is estimated that these three solar panel systems that will comprise of 636 solar panels will reduce the University’s carbon emissions by 70 tonnes per annum.
Apparently, Keele University’s campus has grown by about a quarter since 1990 and it is planned to continue to grow in size in the future. They are adamant that they wish the energy efficiency to be improved on not only existing buildings but also any newly constructed ones to ensure that their targets to reduce carbon emissions are met.
nPower were pleased to be appointed by Keele University to undertake the initial feasibility study of installing solar panels on the campus buildings and, of course, also to be taking forward the large project as far as the deign and subsequent installation of the solar panels are concerned. They intend to make sure that when installation work commences there will be as little disruption as possible to students and staff at the university and, in fact, intend to exceed the university’s expectations.
The university will no doubt make cost savings on their electricity bills that will be of no small sum over an extended period of time. We will keep you up to date with developments.
