Generating and using your own electricity isn’t always easy for commercial buildings. But at ATV Services Scotland’s newly built headquarters, this challenge has been turned into an opportunity. The site now produces the majority of the power it needs directly on its own roof, with up to 90% of solar energy consumed within the building and around 45% grid independence from day one. Supported by battery …
Project at a glance: Installed power: 89.1kWp (198 off DMEGC 450W Bifacial Modules) Installed battery: 84kWh Generated Output: 77,508kWh Annual CO2 avoided: 29 tonnes Expected payback period: 2.9 years (after claiming capital allowances) IRR: 30% Crailing Tofts is a family-run farm in the Scottish Borders. To maintain the potato supply year-round, they use sophisticated cooling sheds to keep the produce fresh after the autumn harvest. Maintaining the necessary temperature range of 3-5 degrees is, …
Just Paper Tubes manufactures cardboard cores, cardboard tubes, and paper tubes from their factory in Selby, North Yorkshire. With a factory running 24 hours a day, and making almost 50,000,000 carboard tubes each year, the business has a very high power demand of 361,826 kWh per year. Using grid power, that kind of consumption means a heavy bill and a large carbon footprint, both of which the business wanted to reduce. “Sustainability isn’t a …
For over 90 years, Bretts Transport has provided Haulage, Distribution, and Storage services, with a 260,000 square foot warehouse, 80 vehicles, and 160 employees. A business doesn’t thrive for almost a century without looking ahead, and true to form, Bretts were looking to future-proof their energy. They approached Innasol to help them decarbonise the power to their warehouse and help them save on their energy costs. …
The solar project at a glance The RAD Group owns and operates nine luxury hotels in Scotland. The business is a firm advocate of renewable energy, and their estate includes an ETA biomass plant for heating, EV charging for guests and staff, and solar panels for electricity. Also, like any business, they look for opportunities …
Jobling Purser industry leader in asphalt production, proudly committed to new technologies and investing in reducing their environmental impact. The family-run business specialises in bitumen emulsification and other highway maintenance products. Their newest asphalt plant facility in Hespin Wood near Carlisle 3 tonne mixer allows them to produce up to 240 tonnes of mixed product …
Castle Water is one of the UK’s largest independent business water retailers, bringing water to businesses of all sizes, from startups to large multi-site customers. It also offers water efficiency solutions, contingency planning, and trade effluent removal, disposal, and treatment. Why solar? Sustainability is at the heart of the business’s values, which they express through …
Providing a vital lifeline with Solar at a Scottish Nursing Home Applecross Nursing Home, based in Glasgow, is the largest single-site facility for adults with complex care needs in Scotland. It’s a high-functioning, digitally-empowered environment with significant energy needs, all destined towards providing the best level of care and comfort for its residents. However, between …
Springbank Farm – An Innasol Solar Case Study If you own a farm or an agricultural business, you might identify very closely with Jamie of Springbank Farm (Wigtownshire, Scotland). Why? Because Jamie has been facing two critical pressures: the need to reduce his energy costs, and the need to diversify his operations and futureproof his …
Solar Power Case Study – Heads of Ayr Farm Park Heads of Ayr Farm Park is an award-winning wildlife park in Ayrshire, Scotland. It welcomes over 180,000 visitors to play in the outdoors and mingle with more than 80 exotic species of animals, from tapirs and tortoises to lemurs and monkeys. They have long had ambitious plans for growth – but when they faced a 70% increase in their electricity bills from their supplier, …
