brighton energy coop project update december 2013

Brighton Energy Coop

Project Update

December 2013

In late October 2013 Brighton Energy Coop

began fundraising for our new project - more

than 600kWp of community-owned solar PV

in the south of England.

By the end of November we’d raised more

than £300,000.

In early December we began installaion of

Phase 1 of the project - a 214kWp of solar on

Shed 10 at (right and inside).

Brighton Energy Coop Project Update December 2013

We coninue to raise funds for Phase 2 of

the project - 200kWp of solar at Shed 3a at

Shoreham Port (right). Total required for

Phase 2: £232,000.

Investors in both projects receive an

expected 5% return on their investment plus

the potenial for a 30% tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Brighton Energy Coop Project Update December 2013

Installaion of Phase 1 began in December 2013. Here we see the first framing rails are fixed to

the roof of Shed 10 at Shoreham Port

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Eventually the system will look like this, but first...

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

...the complete framing system is installed, composed of more than a mile of framing rods.

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Meanwhile, our Fronius inverters are installed, ready to switch the Direct Current output of the

solar panels to mains AC

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Materials are hoisted onto the roof via a large cherry picker.

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

The cabling to connect panels to inverters - more than 6 miles of 4mm cable will be used to connect

all the panels together

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

MC4 connectors - these clip to the panels to harvest the solar electricty and send it on its way to the

inverters

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Our installers stringing out the cabling across the framing system.

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Cabling is then collected together in gutering systems, which draw together the output of the

panel and channel it off the roof

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

The gutering leads off two sides of the Shed, to two grid connecion points.

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

Next stage is the installaion of the panels, currently awaiing paiently by the side of the Shed.

Stay posted for more updates!

Installaion breakdown - Shed 10

Join Brighton

Energy Coop!

We have several big

community-owned

solar projects in

development.

Members receive a

5% return on their in-

vestment plus the

potential for a 30%

tax break on the

amount invested.

www.brightonenergy.org.uk

New project - Shed 3a

We are now fund-raising for Phase 2 of the project, Shed 3a at Shoreham Port. Eventually the sys-

tem will look as below. You can join Brighton Energy Coop here -

www.brightonenergy.org.uk/product/join