The Salvation Army in Bridlington, East Yorkshire is benefitting from a sustainable energy overhaul thanks to Green Energy Solutions UK.
The charity, which operates from an old Wesleyan Chapel close to the town centre recently received a substantial sum of money from a benefactor, and the decision was made to have photovoltaic and solar thermal panels installed on the building’s roof.
After a thorough assessment of the charity’s energy requirements, Green Energy Solutions provided 18 Solarworld photo-voltaic panels which collectively will provide 3.96 KWP of electricity every hour. As part of the government’s Feed-in Tariff scheme, whereby electricity generated is fed back to the national grid, the charity stands to benefit from between £1400 and £1800 per year. After nine years, the initial outlay will have been completely recovered.
In addition, three Hewalex solar panels also installed on the building’s roof have the capacity to heat 300 litres of water and will reduce the building’s annual water heating bills by 70%.
For the charity’s Regional Development Manager, Paul Chiverton the decision to use sustainable energy was a simple one as it made complete financial sense. He comments:
