Solar Modelling and Installation Detail Design for Council Chambers
- Client Name
- North Sydney Council
- Location
- North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Challenge
SLR was engaged by North Sydney Council to provide an 鈥淥PTIMUM鈥� solar power system installation on the roof of the North Sydney Council Chambers at 200 Miller Street.
This study comprised the following key steps:
- Assess the potential for the installation of an optimal Photo Voltaic (PV) solar power system for the site
- Conduct solar access modelling
- Estimate the annual solar power available for the proposed site
- Provide a cost estimate for the proposed system
- Provide a payback and life cycle assessment for the proposed system; and
- Provide a greenhouse gas CO2 emission saving.
Solution
SLR has provided the Council with a detailed design to install an optimal system with a total capacity of 23.1 kW. The estimated greenhouse gas CO2 emission saving is approximately 34.8 tonnes/annum. The project was eligible for 603 REC鈥檚 at $40 value as a point of sale.
SLR proposed a WebBox data acquisition unit to store, display and compare system data reliably.
Impact
Council informed that the installed system is working on a very high efficiency and the performance data is in very good agreement with SLR鈥檚 estimation.
