Devizes School solar PV project
Devizes School is located to the south of Devizes town centre between Southbroom Road (A360) and Nursteed Road (A342).
200 solar panels, with a 50kWp total generation capacity, have been installed on the flat roof areas of the two large, linked teaching blocks (the Science Block and the Applied Learning Centre), which are in the centre of the aerial view of the School shown on the right - the installation went live on 1st November 2014.
As can be seen the two teaching blocks have an unobstructed, open aspect to the south-south-east, providing an excellent orientation for solar PV power generation. The installation is expected to generate 44,500kWh of energy and save about 24 metric tons of carbon dioxide on an annual basis.
Installation details
The image to the left, taken from the south of the building, shows a 'mock up' view of the installed panels that was used as part of the planning application.
Installation started 23rd October '14
Scaffolding put up on 23rd Oct 2014
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Laying out the panel frames 27th Oct 2014
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Panel frames completed 29th Oct 2014
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Inverters being installed 29th Oct 2014
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Performance display panel being installed 29th Oct 2014
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View of East block 30th Oct 2014 - panels being installed
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Panel installation underway 30th Oct 2014
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View of roof from an IT classroom 1st Nov 2014 - all panels installed
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View of East block 1st Nov 2014 - all panels installed
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Electrical equipment September 2016
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Display panel September 2016
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Installation went live 1st November '14
screenshot of the KCEL power generation meter monitoring after the first few days of operation (this monitoring method has now been replaced by a different system)
Performance data from the inverters is available here.
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