London, 1 April 2014 – Conergy, one of the world’s leading PV solution and service providers, announced today the on-time completion of a portfolio of four solar farms in the UK totaling 39MW in installed capacity. The construction projects began end of last year and continued through the record-breaking wet weather of January and February that caused widespread flooding across many parts of southern England, disrupting many solar farm projects.
The solar farms, located in the countryside close to Great Yarmouth (14MW), Cardiff (7MW) and in Dorset (18MW), were connected to the grid at the end of March and are now exporting enough green electricity to the grid to power 12,000 British homes. By cutting Britain’s reliance on gas and coal, they are expected to reduce carbon emissions by some 344,000 tonnes over the next 20 years.
The projects were developed with Camborne Energy, which identified suitable sites and obtained planning permission and grid connections, while Conergy funded the development cost, managed the development process, designed and built the projects, and will provide ongoing maintenance. The projects are owned and managed by Primrose Solar.
Giles Clark, CEO of Primrose Solar, said: “Building these large projects was a challenging task, particularly given the heavy rain and flooding that we have had this winter. We are very pleased to work with Conergy, which has been outstanding in delivering on time and in the most difficult conditions.”
Alexander Gorski, COO and CEO for Europe, Conergy, said: “The weather in the UK was among the worst we have experienced at Conergy in fifteen years of building large-scale solar projects all over the world. We’re proud of our teams’ outstanding work and efforts to connect the Primrose Solar projects on-time and to the highest Conergy quality standards that stand the test of time.”
Robert Goss, MD Conergy UK, said: “The IPCC’s latest report shows that the move to clean power generation is vital to reduce flooding in the future. This winter, the British solar industry has shown we have the scale and experience to quickly deploy large amounts of zero-carbon power plant, with minimal disruption to the countryside. Project by project, solar is helping Britain generate more of its own energy and reducing the amount of carbon emissions coming from the power sector.”
About Conergy
Conergy is a leading PV Solution and Service Provider and offers its customers tailor made high-performance packages, including all relevant solar services – be it for private or commercial roofs or for multi-megawatt installations. Conergy has a strong balance sheet and is highly bankable, with 350 employees and more than 15 years of experience in the planning, construction and operation of turnkey photovoltaic plants totalling approximately 600 megawatts. With an unrivalled sales network on five continents and subsidiaries in 11 countries, Conergy has a unique global footprint.
The Conergy sales and service units are owned by Kawa Capital Management, Inc., an independent asset management firm based in Miami, Florida. The partnership between Conergy and Kawa creates a globally unique player in the solar energy industry: Conergy’s expertise in providing complete solar energy solutions will be complemented by the financial management capabilities of Kawa, allowing Conergy to also provide financial capital solutions to its clients in the growing solar market.
