If you are considering a solar installation to provide renewable and environmentally safe solar electricity for warehouses, one of the problems you might be up against is the angle of your roof. In the UK there is an abundance of rainfall which doesn’t necessarily drain off well if the building wasn’t constructed with that in mind. However, there is no real cause for concern because New Energy Futures (NEF) has a solution to that problem as there are a number of ways in which solar panels can be installed.
Solar Panels for Warehouses
In fact, solar panels don’t necessarily even need to be installed on a roof if there is an adequate ground location for a standalone mount that will receive enough direct rays from the sun. If it should be determined that the flat roof of your warehouse is the prime location then there are no worries there either. New Energy Futures has a mounting system that will provide the best angle for capturing the sun’s rays and will allow for any rain to runoff leaving the surface exposed to the sun.
The size of the solar installation will necessarily be dependent upon the amount of solar electricity you need to generate as well. Some warehouses operate electric forklifts and other equipment in the course of a day which needs to be recharged. All of this is taken into consideration when you meet with a Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accredited installer from NEF. At that time a careful analysis will be made of how much solar power you would like to generate to reduce the amount you may still need to purchase.
An MCS certified installer can also apprise you of the various grants available which can help to offset the initial expense of installing a solar power system for your warehouse. You can actually earn money for the energy you generate, even if you use it on site! The Feed in Tariff scheme also allows you to be compensated for the excess electricity you feed back into the national grid and electricity suppliers are also to give you a reduced price for that which you still need to purchase. Keep in mind that on days when your warehouse is closed, most of the electricity that is generated will be fed back into the grid which will provide even greater revenue.
If you are concerned that the UK is quite often overcast and dreary, there is still no cause to worry as ample energy from the sun still makes it to your solar panels in order to produce electricity. Yes, sunny days are better but rainy days are fine too! But perhaps one of the greatest benefits is that if the cost of electricity should suddenly spike due to a natural disaster or geopolitical tension somewhere in the world, you will be producing much of the electricity you need to carry on business as usual.
Just be cognizant of the fact that only MCS equipment installed by an MCS accredited installer will qualify for the Feed in Tariff and other government sponsored grants. New Energy Futures only works with solar installation equipment that is MCS certified and each of our more than 50 installers is MCS accredited. To set up a free no obligation consultation onsite at your warehouse call 0844 774 1407 and an NEF expert solar installer will be appointed to meet with you at your earliest convenience.
