Croydon Centrale
Submitted by admin on April 4, 2006 - 14:17.
case_studies | energy | planning | renewable
Croydon, London, UK
The integration of solar photovoltaics and a wind turbine into the plant deck on the top floor of the Croydon Centrale shopping centre, was a retrofit solution. The PV and wind turbine are located above the car park and are visible to the public using the centre.
The solar photovoltaic (PV) array installed onto the plant deck on is made up of a total of 45 Sharp 80W modules supplied by solarcentury (although one of which is not electrically connected). The modules cover a total area of 28.6m2 and are capable of producing a total peak DC power of 3.52 kilowatts under Standard Test conditions (STC). The arrays will provide approximately 1,765 kilowatt hours of energy each year.
A wind turbine was also installed and consists of a single 3.5m diameter, 3 bladed rotor mounted on a 6.5m mast. The peak output of this turbine is 2.5 kilowatts.
A wind turbine was also installed and consists of a single 3.5m diameter, 3 bladed rotor mounted on a 6.5m mast. The peak output of this turbine is 2.5 kilowatts.
| Date commissioned | 2005.05.27 |
| Technology | Solar PV Micro wind |
| Installation Type | Flat roof |
| System size (kWp) | 3.52 |
| Forecast electricity generation / year (kWh) | 1,770.00 |
| Panel area (m2) | 28.60 |
| Building integrated | No |
| Type of project | Commercial |
| Attachment | Size |
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| Croydon_Centrale.pdf | 6.68 KB |
