Part of the BRE Trust

BRE National Solar CentreJonny Williams

Core Building, Eden Project, 25th June 2014

BRE National Solar Centre Conference

Welcome!

930 Registration and coffee

1000 Welcome & overview of the BRE National Solar CentreJonny Williams NSC

1020 Opportunities for Solar following the Solar StrategyRay Noble NSC

1050 The NSC Solar Test Site Steve Pester

1110 Q&A

1120 Coffee

1150 Impact of global brands & market forces on the PV marketIan Draisey BayWa r.e.

1210 The New Generation of Smart Contractors Mark Corney Rexel

1230 The Smart Cornwall Programme Jonathan Adey Smart Cornwall

1250 Q&A

1300 Lunch

1430 Solar in the South WestGabriel Wondrausch Sungift Solar

1450 DC Balance of Systems Suraj Vernekar Eaton Bussmann

1510 AC Balance of Systems Richard Molloy Eaton Bussmann

1530 Q&A

1540 Closing commentsNSC Team NSC

1600 Close and networking

BRE National Solar Centre Conference

1. NSC Solar Technology Test Site

2. Guidance Documents

3. Research on yields & forecasting

4. Focus on Quality

5. What next for Cornwall?

National Solar Centre

– Opened in April 2013 by

Greg Barker MP

– Based at the Eden Project in

Cornwall

– Solar Test Site to open this

year

National Solar Centre

• Support the UK solar PV industry – grow, innovate & thrive

• Support solar at all scales

• Provide information for investors, banks and construction industry

• Independent guidance for building owners and occupiers to make

informed choices

• Integrate solar PV and construction industries

• Support Cornish business

Objective

To deliver independent research

led knowledge and guidance for

the solar industry in the UK.

Industry Support

The NSC is funded by ERDF with contributions from our Founding Partners

1. Solar Technology Test Site

Office NSC test site

1. Solar Technology Test Site

Why?

Performance claims

Outdoor testing

“More choice is better”

Give confidence

Outputs?

Annual report

Quarterly feedback

DER Lab Specification

Testing at the Eden Project System

Module

NSC technology test site

What will we achieve:

– Independent evaluation

– Due diligence data

– Commercial showcase

Who will benefit:

– Manufacturers

– Overall Supply Chain

– All interested parties

More Information?

– Technical specification

– Costs

2. Guidance Documents – Planning Guidance

Developed with STA Large Scale

Working Group

Overview of planning process and

requirements for good quality

developments

- construction, fencing, ground

maintenance, foundations, VIA,

archaeology, land grading etc.

Available to download from

www.bre.co.uk/nsc

• Written by Guy Parker

• Development of case studies led by the NGOs

• Site, Biodiversity Management Plans, Construction, Habitat

enhancement options, Site Management, Grazing, Monitoring

biodiversity, Cast studies

• Available from www.bre.co.uk/nsc

3. Research

With Met Office and University of Exeter

Output A) Mapping of Solar Generation

3. Research

With Met Office and University of Exeter

Output B) Short term yield forecasting

IEA PVPS (2013) Photovoltaic and Solar

Forecasting: State of the Art

4. Quality - IET Technical Code of Practice

Technical working group with industry input

Led by Martin Cotterell

0kW to 50MW

To be published early 2015

Potential for installation level certification >50kW

4. Quality - BREEAM Infrastructure for Solar

Potential scheme for solar

Balanced consideration of:

Resilience People Surrounding

Environment

Resources

Security Community Land use Material sourcing

Flood risk Construction

workers

Visual impact

assessment

LCA

Technical Owner/operator Biodiversity Carbon/energy

Electrical safety Economic impact Heritage Waste

Grid Build impact Noise / light

pollution

Water efficiency

5. What next for Cornwall?

Consultancy service for end users – designs, feasibility,

procurement

Solar roadshow at community level

Development of new guides – e.g. constrained grid tech

Target markets – installers, agriculture, tourism, commercial roofs

Overlap with “smart tech” – pilot projects

Opportunities to participate in test site

Developing of courses

What do you think?

Jonny Williams

Associate Director

williamsjj@bre.co.uk

@natsolarcentre

Mob: 07733 322350

Office: 01726 871830