The Bootstrap Company - One of the largest solar installations
of its kind comes to London
The Bootstrap Company, a London-based charitable
development trust, will launch its new solar
installation in East London next week (23 July) on the
top of the Print House in Dalston. It is the largest
single solar installation of its kind in London (C21
solar roof tiles), using the most efficient photovoltaic
technology available today.
The Print House is situated in Ashwin Street, Dalston
and contains 2,787 square metres of workspace currently
occupied by 30 small businesses, voluntary and social
enterprise organisations.
One hundred and eighty-four square metres of
photovoltaic roof tiles made from sunpowered laminates
will operate at 20% efficiency compared with the typical
16-18%. The installation will generate 21,000 kilowatt
hours per year, providing most of the electricity
required by the tenants of the building and is expected
to save an annual £15,000. At the weekends, and when
electricity use is lower, electricity generated by the
installation will be exported to the National Grid. The
system is expected to save over 12,000 tonnes of C02
from entering the atmosphere each year.
Talking about the installation, Energy Minister Malcolm
Wicks said: “We want to make solar panels as commonplace
as we can on our homes, our schools and our workplaces.
They save our money while doing their bit to save our
planet. Charitable projects such as this are exactly the
kind of scheme that the Low Carbon Buildings Programme
was designed to encourage.”
Developed and installed by London-based Solarcentury,
the UK’s leading solar energy company, the £150,000
‘C21’ solar electric tile roof was funded under phase
one of the government’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme
(50%), the European Regional Development Fund (34%) and
the Bootstrap Company (16%).
As part of the project, there will be an information
resource centre showing people how the system works, why
it is so environmentally-friendly and how it benefits
the organisations occupying the building.
Adding to this, Bootstrap Company chair Mary Doyle said:
“This project is the result of a strong and successful
partnership between three organisations wanting to
develop environmentally and economically-sustainable
workspaces for businesses in London’s competitive and
expensive business environment. The solar installation
itself is a wonderful and innovative demonstration of
the vital role renewable energy plays in all of our low
carbon futures.”
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