UPOWA completes roof-integrated solar installations for St Modwen Homes at Kingsgrove in Wantage.
UPOWA recently installed 47.32 kWp of UPOWA Inline Solar systems across the modern, energy-efficient new homes constructed by St Modwen Homes at the Kingsgrove housing development in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
After a competitive process, the landowner selected St Modwen Homes to develop the new housing scheme They built a plan to deliver 1,500 new homes, a new school and community facilities, creating a viable, sustainable scheme for future generations.
St Modwen Homes invited UPOWA to tender for the solar PV requirements at phase 1 of the Kingsgrove residential project to help meet the sustainability targets and ensure the new low-carbon homes would be powered with 100% clean, green energy.
Project Overview
At Phase 1 of the Kingsgrove residential community in Wantage, St Modwen Homes built 70 x sustainable homes, comprising two, three, four and five-bedroom houses, all to a contemporary and high-quality specification.
The housebuilder tasked UPOWA with developing a cost-effective and aesthetic roof-integrated solar solution. The UPOWA design team identified the best-suited plots for solar panels and designed a 47.32 kWp scheme of roof-integrated solar to meet the sustainability targets, within budget.
The UPOWA Solution
Our fully-accredited installation teams expertly delivered all aspects of roofing, installation, electrical connection and system commissioning, completing the solar PV works within the programme.
Integrating seamlessly with the design of the homes, the UPOWA roof-integrated solar panels are now helping to power these high-quality, eco-friendly homes with sustainable energy, reducing energy bills and carbon emissions for residents.
This was the first time UPOWA had partnered with St Modwen Homes. Following the successful completion of 28 x high-quality roof-integrated solar installations at phase 1 of Kingsgrove, St Modwen Homes went onto to appoint UPOWA as their trusted solar PV design and installation partner to support the delivery of phase 2 which is currently under construction.
Key project facts
47.32 kWp of roof-integrated solar scheme
44,203 kWh of annual solar power generation
23 Tonnes of annual carbon savings
What we installed
28 x UPOWA Inline Solar systems
182 x UPOWA Inline Solar Panels
28 x UPOWA Solar Inverters
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