Kent and medway nhs trust

Photon energy has installed 245kwp solar pv for kent and medway nhs trust, working alongside skanska.

Photon Energy retrofitted solar PV on the pitched roofs of 7 buildings at 4 different sites (as indicated on the map) owned by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.

The sites included Littlebrook Hospital (Dartford), Oakwood House (Maidstone), St Martins Hospital (Canterbury) and The Beacon Centre, (Ramsgate). This continues a long track record of securing contracts with the NHS for the installation of renewable energy systems.

Photon Energy conducted detailed site visits and drew up a bespoke risk and method statement for each building. Particular attention was paid to maintaining the building’s operational ability throughout the installation.

The NHS specified very specific timescales for the installation and Photon Energy had to produce detailed, site specific project planning documents so our work could be tracked throughout.

A total of 980 Polycrystalline 250 Wp Bisol modules were installed across the 7 different buildings, generating a total of 253,000 kWh/year of electricity for the NHS.

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust provides mental health and social care services for Kent in partnership with Kent County Council. The trust employs 3,318 staff and 228 seconded staff who are located in 83 buildings across 47 sites. The services are predominantly provided around key urban centres including Maidstone, Medway and Canterbury.

Since 2010, the NHS has been required to develop a strategic plan for utilising more resilient and renewable energy sources to ensure a guaranteed energy supply whilst reducing their carbon footprint.

Skanska AB is a multinational construction and development company based in Sweden. Skanska is one of the global top ten contractors, aiming to be one of the greenest, whilst delivering over 10,000 projects annually.

Rolf Oldach, Director of Photon Energy, said:

“It was an interesting challenge to utilise different roof areas and roof types on a number of buildings across four sites. With a target completion date of 31st December 2015 due to Feed-in Tariff cuts, as well as winter setting in, we were very pleased to deliver the project including the FIT application on time”.

 

Equipment summary:

  • System size: 245kWp

  • Energy generation: 253,000 kWh/year

  • Carbon emissions saving: 130 tCO₂/year. 

  • PV modules: Bisol

  • Inverters: Zeversolar

  • Mounting System: K2 Systems