E.ON’s Sustainable Energy business has announced two exciting new energy saving solar PV projects, demonstrating its flexibility in delivering energy saving solutions across a wide range of public and private organisations throughout the UK.
Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, one of the UK’s best-respected sixth form colleges, is set to achieve electricity savings of up to £16,6641 a year following the completion of a solar PV contract with E.ON. The agreement has seen the installation of a 50kWp PV array onto the roof of the Science building and related display monitoring equipment, which is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by over 23 tonnes2 per annum.
E.ON’s second new community scheme saw a partnership evolve with Willow Park Housing Trust to install 49.35kWp solar PV system onto the main roof of Benchill Community Centre in Wythenshawe, Manchester. The community centre is a key facility for the local community through its offering of out of school holiday provision and full range of facilities including an all-weather pitch, games area and IT suite. By partnering with E.ON, carbon savings of 19.93tonnes per year are expected.
The completion of these two projects demonstrates E.ON’s strength in delivering carbon reduction schemes to organisations of varying sizes, helping them to minimise energy costs and improve efficiency by delivering the most effective and cost-efficient technology – in this case, solar PV.
Thomas Buss, Head of Microgen for E.ON says: “We’re delighted to announce these latest projects which demonstrate E.ON’s desire to continue our long term investment across a broad spectrum of communities. Solar installations provide vital technology that can have real benefits in terms of costs and carbon savings. The success of such projects is noted by many of our partners who continue to invest in these schemes.”
Nigel Standbridge, Estates Bursar, Hills Road Sixth Form College says: “Hills Road have been involved in energy saving projects in the past including insulation, lighting and double glazing and projects like the solar install help us to drive down our energy costs significantly, freeing up funds for reinvestment into the College.”
