Solar Arrays – Brighton and Hove
We assisted Brighton Energy Coop with their planning submissions, providing design advice and consultancy to enable them to install a number of arrays around Brighton & Hove. They are funded via community shares, and aim to give their members a return on investment, with anticipated rises each year from the feed-in tariffs and sale of generated electricity. The systems are currently running at 10% above the predicted generation levels, which will increase their return on investment. We continue to support the Brighton Energy Coop and are looking to help them reduce carbon emissions across Brighton and Hove through community energy schemes.
Low Carbon Strategy – Southern England
We captured data about the carbon efficiency of Southern Co-op buildings to help the retailer make informed decisions about its building portfolio. They are bound by the government’s CRC scheme to monitor and report its carbon and we are committed to helping them reduce their energy usage. Changes to the thermal performance of their buildings, lighting, heating, cooling and refrigeration can all make a difference to the way the buildings use energy and produce carbon. The remit of this project meant site surveys of 200 stores and funeral care buildings in a two-year period. An exciting challenge that we completed, giving us an insight into their building stock and enabling us to collate data from each site and map out a strategy for them. We used our survey data to produce benchmark information, services reports, capital expenditure information and renewables feasibility. This gave them informed choices about how each building within their portfolio is performing, and what the potential is for renovation or retrofit.