Open Day: Managing a Public Sector Solar Farm Project

2nd Jul 2015 00:00

Find out from experts how you can successfully develop a solar farm by attending our 1-day workshop event, including a guided tour of Telford & Wrekin Council’s solar farm, one of the first publicly operated sites in the UK.

Telford & Wrekin Council’s solar farm

Since our solar farm was ‘switched on’ in December 2014, it has:

• delivered a new income stream for the Council and;
• generated more than 1000MWh (1GWh) of renewable energy  – equivalent to the average annual electricity usage of 240 households.

Our site has been quoted as an ‘exemplary electrical installation...which is to a high quality of workmanship’.

Come and learn from the experts we worked with who can take you through what you need to do to manage your own project. The experts include;

Novus Energy – UK based solar PV developers used for solar farm design and grid connection

WYG – planning consultants who prepared and submitted the planning application and all necessary pre-planning assessments

Bevan Brittan – a public services law firm who provide commercial legal advice for public projects

Arup – technical and commercial specialists, who advised on technical aspects of the procurement and income options

Izen – a Belgium company specialising in renewable energy who are our contractors to build, operate and maintain the solar farm

As well as our external advisors, Council officers who have worked on the project will be on hand to answer your questions throughout the day.

View details of the programme for the Open Day.

Who would benefit from attending?

This event would be of interest to energy managers, procurement officers, planners and project managers. It may also be of interest to elected members and other decision makers who may find it useful to visit an operational site.

Book Your Place

Places on ‘Open Day: Managing a Public Sector Solar Farm Project’ are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The cost, per place, is £120 plus VAT. This cost is set to partially cover the costs of the event.

It includes:
• refreshments throughout the day and a buffet lunch
• a guided tour of the solar farm at Wheat Leasows (including transport)
• an Information Pack to take away with you at the end of the day

Book your place(s) here

We look forward to sharing our experiences with you.
If you would like to find out more, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Call us on 01952 380132
Email at [email protected]
Visit www.telford.gov.uk/solar


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