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We've been shortlisted for The Energy Awards 2024 🥂🌞💡

The world may have just crossed a major tipping point in solar power adoption, according to a recent article from the University of Exeter's Faculty of Environment, Science, and Economy.

https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/world-may-have-crossed-solar-power-tipping-point/

With solar energy becoming increasingly accessible and affordable, this milestone marks a significant step towards a sustainable future powered by renewable resources.

As we continue to witness the remarkable growth of solar power globally, let's celebrate this achievement and reaffirm our commitment to accelerating the transition to clean energy solutions.

World may have crossed solar power ‘tipping point’ The world may have crossed a “tipping point” that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new research suggests. The study, based on a data-driven model of technology and economics, finds that

Polysolar is proud to announce its prestigious win in the 'Energy Project of the Year – Public' category at the Energy Awards 2023. This honour, awarded to Polysolar for its groundbreaking Multistorey Carpark Solar Carport project in partnership with Leicester City Council , is a testament to the company's innovative approach to renewable energy infrastructure.

Exciting update: Polysolar has earned the RECC (Renewable Energy Certification Corporation) certification, showcasing our commitment to innovative solar energy solutions. This achievement further supports our mission to promote clean energy adoption. Explore our RECC-certified solar solutions at www.polysolar.com

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Growing crops and energy together

Polysolar Ltd has recently received a substantial grant from DEFRA and InnovateUK to advance and trial their innovative "Agrivoltaics" solutions. This cutting-edge concept combines solar photovoltaic power generation with agricultural production on a single piece of land. The research team behind this project comprises Polysolar Technologies, responsible for delivering the solar technologies and systems, Hugh Lowe Farms, a pioneering leader in British soft fruit cultivation, and the University of Greenwich, tasked with researching the detailed impact on crops.

The "Electric Berry" project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of growing soft fruits under a solar array without diminishing crop yields or quality. Simultaneously, this innovative approach seeks to generate and supply renewable energy to directly power agricultural equipment and robotics in the field. Furthermore, it presents the possibility of generating additional revenue by selling surplus power back to the grid.

Installing solar photovoltaic panels on greenhouses and polytunnels enables farmers to efficiently use the same land twice. This eliminates the need to allocate additional valuable agricultural space for renewable energy generation. In fact, this approach may even enhance crop yields by providing protection against extreme weather conditions, improving water management, and ensuring better pest control. Importantly, these benefits are achieved without any adverse effects on the environment.

The project builds on a previous feasibility study, but at a scale that represents the largest trial of its size in the UK. Electric Berry will retrofitted light weight flexible rollout solar panels onto commercial polytunnels, growing strawberries and raspberries ,as well as installing transparent glass solar panels in soft fruit greenhouses. These installations will be supported with AI controlled battery storage units and recharging points. This method of implementing innovative solar PV technologies offers a straight forward and cost effective solution to making farming Carbon neutral, without significant capital investment.

Martyn Rush, of Polysolar said:

“The Electric Berry project is so named as the ambition is to optimally produce a soft fruit crop with self-generated solar power. That will include extended in field use of robots and sensors – so planting, irrigation, feeding, pathogen control, picking can all be electric powered.

“This retrofitting of PV on existing growth facilities is intended to be pragmatic, less expensive than new purpose-built structures, and low risk to the farmer. The whole project reduces conflict over agricultural land as solar power can be generated from the same areas already used for crop growth.”

Polysolar is honored to have worked with Tewkesbury Borough Council on the Large project of the year where the council was commended, and recognised at this year's Southwest Energy Efficiency Awards! 🎉🏆

Congratulations to Tewkesbury Borough Council for this well-deserved recognition! Their commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability has made a significant impact, and being commended for the Large project of the year is a testament to their visionary leadership.

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Pioneering councils complete £2.8m carbon-cutting solar investment to slash leisure centres’ reliance on the grid by close to half

Over 100 council car parking spaces in Sudbury and Stowmarket have been covered with solar panels, to help power and reduce carbon emissions at two council-owned leisure centres.
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils have finished building solar carports over 110 of their existing car parking spaces to help power two of their leisure centres.
They are among the UK’s first rural local authorities to trial the technology, which will reduce the centres’ reliance on the grid and cut carbon emissions.
70 solar carports are located at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre in Stowmarket, providing up to almost 24% of the centre’s annual electricity demand.
The remaining 40 are located at Kingfisher Leisure Centre in Sudbury, providing just over 16% of the centre’s annual electricity demand.
Each site also includes battery storage so excess energy produced during sunnier periods can be saved for later, as well as eight electric vehicle charging points, including two rapid chargers.
The carports, installed by East Anglia-based Polysolar, will generate a combined 292,000 kilowatts (kWh) a year. This equates to a combined annual reduction of 62 tonnes of carbon emissions (CO2e) produced by the centres.
The works cost £1.4m which was funded by £800k match funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ Getting Building Fund (awarded by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership). This was topped up by a combined £650k from the councils.
The scheme is part of a wider £2.8m overall investment in solar across the councils’ four leisure centres. Last year, they also installed 1,278 solar panels on the centres roofs, along with other energy saving measures – paid for by £1.4m in grants from the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.
Together, the solar carports and roof solar panels are now producing nearly 50% of Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre’s annual electricity demand, and just over 30% of Kingfisher Leisure Centre’s. 380 solar panels at Hadleigh Pool & Leisure are also producing 40% its demand. This means that each of the three centres have been able to slash reliance on the grid by close to half, at a time when the cost-of-living crisis sees them playing their part as warm spaces for residents in need.

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Polysolar are delighted that The Ursuline Academy Ilford, team were The Winners of TheDesignChallengeLondon. The awards were presented by esteemed judges & industry experts . Congratulations!

In addition the school’s other shortlisted team won the people choice award. Polysolar are proud to have supported the school’s STEM activities over the years and having experienced first hand how the inspirational teaching staff have enthused the next generation of future solar architects and engineers.

Great to see Polysolars projects being featured on Radio 4's programme this morning. Well done to our very own Martyn Rush for assisting on this project in combination with University of Greenwich & Dr Elinor Thompson

Visit the link below for the full coverage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00180mr

Farming Today - 08/06/22 - Combining solar panels with food production, and Welsh agricultural policy - BBC Sounds Can solar panels be combined with commercial fruit production?

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🛠️👷 Exciting times for our solar carports construction at Kingfisher Leisure Centre in

The metal frames, which will hold the solar panels, are now up!

Once complete, the 40 carports will power the centre with

⚠️ PLEASE NOTE: as these works progress over the next few weeks, there will be necessary periods where car parking spaces are more restricted, to enable us to work safely. Plenty of alternative parking spaces can be found close by at our Great Eastern Road (Roy's) and Station car parks.

ℹ️ More info on where to park at www.babergh.gov.uk/environment/parking/babergh-car-and-lorry-parks/

The carports will also provide several new EV charging points and battery storage, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

🌞 These works are part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Mid Suffolk District Council, in solar at our leisure centres, funded by Government grants with some financial support from the councils

Sudbury Town Council Polysolar Ltd. Sudbury Suffolk Noticeboard Kingfisher Leisure Centre Sudbury, Suffolk

🛠️👷 Solar carport construction at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre in is moving along nicely

We've completed one of the bases for the battery infrastructure needed to enable the 70 carports to power the centre with !

The carports will also provide several new EV charging points and battery storage, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

🌞 These works are part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Babergh District Council, in solar at our leisure centres, funded by Government grants with some financial support from the councils

Stowmarket Stowmarket Town Council Everyone Active - Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (Stowmarket) Everyone Active Polysolar Ltd. Stowmarket Community Noticeboard

🛠️👷 We're cracking on with the trenching at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre in this week.

This will enable the 70 solar carports to power the centre with renewable energy! More info at www.facebook.com/midsuffolkdistrictcouncil/posts/7605790179434828

Stowmarket Community Noticeboard Stowmarket Town Council Everyone Active - Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (Stowmarket) New Anglia Growth Hub Polysolar Ltd. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

🏗️🚗 Who loves a digger?

Things are progressing nicely on our carports at Everyone Active - Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (Stowmarket)

Essential groundworks are underway - with diggers (pictured below) working hard to form a base for the battery storage unit, and create trenches for the cables.

The carports will help power the leisure centre as well as provide several new EV charging points and battery storage, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

🌞 These works are part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Babergh District Council, in solar at our leisure centres, funded by Government grants with some financial support from the councils

Polysolar Ltd. Stowmarket Town Council Stowmarket Stowmarket Community Noticeboard New Anglia Growth Hub

How we're helping to tackle climate change - November 2021 update Find out more about how we're helping to tackle climate change at Babergh and Mid Suffolkhttps://www.babergh.gov.uk/environment/climate-change/

🏗️🚗 Preliminary works have begun on our carports at Kingfisher Leisure Centre, - with works due to fully start in Jan

🌞They're part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Mid Suffolk District Council, in solar at our leisure centres, funded by Government grants with some financial support from the councils

The carports will help power the leisure centre as well as provide several new EV charging points and battery storage, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

Works have been phased to avoid unnecessary disruption and all car parking spaces will be retained once complete. Thank you for your patience while we deliver this project as part of our vision for

📰 FULL STORY at www.babergh.gov.uk/news/work-begins-on-carbon-cutting-solar-carport-schemes/

Kingfisher Leisure Centre Polysolar Ltd. Sudbury Town Council Sudbury Tourist Information Centre Sudbury Suffolk Noticeboard Sudbury Suffolk

Image caption: An indicative solar carport structure visualisation – credit: Polysolar. Please note this does not reflect the carports’ specific location

🏗️🚗 Works have begun on our carports at Everyone Active - Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (Stowmarket)

🌞They're part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Babergh District Council, in solar at our leisure centres, funded by Government grants with some financial support from the councils

The carports will help power the leisure centre as well as provide several new EV charging points and battery storage, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

Works have been phased to avoid unnecessary disruption and all car parking spaces will be retained once complete. Thank you for your patience while we deliver this project as part of our vision for

📰 FULL STORY at www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/news/work-begins-on-carbon-cutting-solar-carport-schemes/

Stowmarket Town Council Stowmarket Community Noticeboard Everyone Active Polysolar Ltd. Stowmarket High School

Image caption: An indicative solar carport structure visualisation – credit: Polysolar. Please note this does not reflect the carports’ specific location

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Ahead of work starting on our solar carports at Kingfisher Leisure Centre, some spaces of the leisure centre car park will be temporarily cordoned off from this evening (22 Nov) in order to carry out essential preparation work from Tuesday (23 Nov)

🌞 As part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Mid Suffolk, in solar at our leisure centres, the carports will help power the leisure centre as well as provide new EV charging points, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

Works are expected to start over coming weeks, so please look out for further information closer to the time

Sudbury Suffolk Noticeboard Polysolar Ltd. Sudbury Town Council

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Ahead of work starting on our solar car ports at Everyone Active - Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (Stowmarket), 12 areas of the leisure centre car park will be temporarily cordoned off from Sunday (7 Nov) in order to carry out essential preparation work from Monday (8 Nov)

🌞 As part of a combined £2.8m investment, with Babergh, in solar at our leisure centres, the car ports will help power the leisure centre as well as provide new EV charging points, helping us to significantly reduce our and tackle

Works are expected to start over coming weeks, so please look out for further information closer to the time

Stowmarket Community Noticeboard Everyone Active Stowmarket High School Polysolar Ltd. Stowmarket Town Council

🌞🅿️ Work's set to begin on our solar carports at Everyone Active - Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre (Stowmarket) in

✅ It's part of a £1.4m scheme, and wider £3m investment in green measures, to power the centre and reduce our carbon emissions

📰ℹ️ at www.midsuffolk.gov.uk/news/go-ahead-for-solar-carport-plans/

Stowmarket Stowmarket Community Noticeboard Stowmarket Stowmarket Town Council RenEnergy Polysolar Ltd. Green Suffolk New Anglia Growth Hub

🌞🅿️ Work's set to begin on our solar carports at Kingfisher Leisure Centre in

✅ It's part of a £1.4m scheme, and wider £3m investment in green measures, to power the centre and reduce our carbon emissions

📰ℹ️ at www.babergh.gov.uk/news/go-ahead-for-solar-carport-plans/

Sudbury Suffolk Noticeboard Sudbury Town Council New Anglia Growth Hub RenEnergy Polysolar Ltd. Green Suffolk Kingfisher Leisure Centre Suffolk County Council

Polysolar are delighted to have designed, built and installed the first transparent solar PV glass EV charging station canopy in the UK

https://sites.southglos.gov.uk/newsroom/transport/flagship-ev-charging-hub-opens-at-bristol-and-bath-science-park/?fbclid=IwAR2Xh_PcAYoA5kgBCg10tU7O8WaqWoNYYcxzJ2sNwVb8BQLhSubFh8h6odk

Flagship EV charging hub opens at Bristol and Bath Science Park | Newsroom EV owners in South Gloucestershire are now able to charge their vehicles at the Bristol and Bath Science Park (BBSP). The Council has installed an electric vehicle (EV) charging hub…

Polysolar’s major solar facade project for Gloucester County Council’s refurbishment offices highlighted in this year’s prestigious RIBA directory http://www.ribacharteredpracticesdirectories.co.uk/riba/commercial/ribacommercial2020/

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£6 MILLION AWARD TO DRIVE NEXT-GENERATION SOLAR TECHNOLOGY INTO NEW APPLICATIONS

Polysolar are delighted to be participating as one of the key industrial partners in this significant grant award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) into the development of organic and perovskite solar technology applications.

Led by researchers from Swansea University, Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, Polysolar will be providing its products, technology and know-how to the research project in the areas of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) and Automotive Integrated Photovoltaics (AIPV).

For further details got to: https://epsrc.ukri.org/newsevents/news/6-million-award-to-drive-next-generation-solar-technology-into-new-applications/

Polysolar commended at Rushlight Awards for Innovate UK OTHELLO project looking at concentrated solar thermal facades for air-conditioning applications