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Hospital dedicated pv supply
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:32 am
by AE-NMidlands
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... -morriston
Welsh solar farm exceeds expectations in powering Swansea hospital:
Health board-owned Brynwhillach installation generates enough over 50-hour period to fulfil all of Morriston site’s energy needs
The UK’s first solar farm owned by a health board and linked directly to a hospital has exceeded expectations by, at times, providing all the electricity needed to run the site, even during the winter months.
Health chiefs and Welsh government ministers had hoped the solar farm in south-west Wales would supply Morriston hospital in Swansea with a fifth of its energy consumption every year.
However, they were surprised and pleased that the Brynwhillach Farm, which is linked to Morriston by a two-mile cable, provided enough energy over one 50-hour period to meet 100% of the hospital’s demands.
It is estimated that the 10,000-panel farm, which was switched on in November, has already saved £120,000 in electricity bills, and the board has on occasions been able to sell power back to the energy grid.
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No surprise here, just a shame that it is newsworthy!
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Re: Hospital dedicated pv supply
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:53 am
by dan_b
Interesting that an NHS health board actually owns an entire solar farm - I guess it was cheaper than putting panels on the hospital buildings?
Re: Hospital dedicated pv supply
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:13 am
by Moxi
Shame they didn't tarmac the field first put the panels up like a canopy and then run shuttle buses to the hospital and use it as a car park - dual use and i suspect as most hospitals these days they have parking chaos!. Maybe thats something they can do in stages retrospectively ?
Moxi
Re: Hospital dedicated pv supply
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:15 am
by Oliver90owner
dan_b wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:53 am
Interesting that an NHS health board actually owns an entire solar farm - I guess it was cheaper than putting panels on the hospital buildings?
With a quoted 10k panels it would need to be a very large hospital.potentially 250MW, or more, seems like overkill for a small hospital - so, yes, a lot of power will be sold to the grid shortly - unless the solar farm has been planned to power other local sites.
Re: Hospital dedicated pv supply
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:18 am
by AE-NMidlands
dan_b wrote: ↑Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:53 am
Interesting that an NHS health board actually owns an entire solar farm - I guess it was cheaper than putting panels on the hospital buildings?
and if you think about the amount of extraction and air handling equipment (probably) on the roof it's worth avoiding any complications.
In fact Google Earth shows
which has some pv on roofs (ves?) but lots of pitched roofs which are relatively inaccessible as they surround courtyards.
Re: Hospital dedicated pv supply
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:23 am
by Countrypaul
Is that large uncovered car park theirs as well?
