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Conergy Supplies Modules To Four UK Solar Power Plants
Conergy, Europe's biggest supplier of solar modules to debt-financed projects*, has announced the supply of its "P-Series" modules for four UK solar farms with a combined power output of 15.3 megawatts (MW).
The plants, which range in size from 2.2MW to 5.8MW, are being built by Spanish renewable energy company Solaer, the general contractor for the projects, and will produce a total of around 14,000 megawatt hours of clean solar power a year "“ enough to power some 4,000 homes, or twice the total energy consumption of Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
The three plants are located in the southwest of the UK and will produce around 11,200 megawatt hours, supplying approximately 3,200 homes. Two of these are located in the county of Somerset, one of 5.8MW "“ the largest of the four "“ and another of 2.2MW. A 4MW park is currently under construction in Devon. The fourth of the projects has been built in Buckinghamshire in the southeast of England, close to Conergy UK in Milton Keynes. At 3.3MW, the plant will generate around 2,800 megawatt hours of clean energy for a further 800 homes in London commuter belt.
Conergy has been active in the UK since 2010, establishing a subsidiary in Milton Keynes near London in 2011. Since the introduction of solar subsidies, the market has developed quickly.
*according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance's latest study
