{"id":114591,"date":"2020-09-02T16:12:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=114591"},"modified":"2020-09-02T16:12:57","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T14:12:57","slug":"solar-power-purchase-agreements-on-the-rise-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/en\/solar-power-purchase-agreements-on-the-rise-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Power Purchase Agreements on the rise in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aniron has launched a key partnership with data storage company Iron Mountain, with two installations completed and two more in the very near future.\u00a0 Iron Mountain is a global industry leader in storage and information management services and is so named as its founder Hernan Knaust purchased a depleted iron ore mine and began using the mine for storage services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SMA<\/a>Iron Mountain first approached Aniron Renewables in September 2017 to discuss the feasibility of rooftop solar installations across their estate, especially considering the stringent policies and requirements for their very data sensitive locations.\u00a0 With solar already installed across their US sites some years ago, Iron Mountain was already au fait with PV and with very specific technical requirements.<\/p>\n

Sesh Diu says \u201cThe SMA inverter specification exceeded these requirements and they felt very comfortable in approving the Tripower inverters for installation within their very sensitive locations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two installations have now been completed under this partnership \u2013 Birmingham and Livingstone, Scotland. The first installation, at their Birmingham Document Storage facility was completed in August 2019.\u00a0 This is an east-west array with an annual yield of 802kWh\/kWp but also with the additional hurdle of a low maximum export capacity imposed by the DNO.<\/p>\n

By using SMA inverters which easily facilitate up to 150% DC to AC oversizing, Aniron were still able to install a 525kWp system by aggressively oversizing the array, having the double benefit of keeping capex costs down and also meeting the stringent grid connection requirements.<\/p>\n

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\"SMA<\/a>The second Iron Mountain installation was completed in March 2020 at their Livingston site in Scotland, it is a 255kWp system with an estimated annual energy yield of 800kWh\/kWp.\u00a0 Across the two sites there will be almost 500 tonnes of carbon savings annually.<\/p>\n

The next two installations are already planned at Iron Mountain locations in the UK and Aniron are also working with them on projects outside the UK, so it certainly is shaping up to be a great partnership.<\/p>\n

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S<\/strong>MA –\u00a0 Aniron and Iron Mountain\u2019s preferred supplier<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Aniron has been installing SMA products for over ten years now and SMA is Aniron\u2019s primary choice for inverter selection, it\u2019s not just that SMA inverters exceeded the very specific technical requirements of Iron Mountain, it\u2019s also the flexibility they bring and the ability to easily incorporate ESS (Energy Storage Systems) in the future to the existing installation.<\/p>\n

Aniron\u2019s Ian Howat says \u201cThe support we have from SMA is why we hold them as our primary choice, it\u2019s class-leading. \u00a0Our electrical contractors love working SMA products too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Recently SMA\u2019s Account Manager, Richard Batty, and Aniron\u2019s Business Development Director, Ian Howat, discussed PPAs and the Iron Mountain projects and you are able to watch the video for more insight into this growing approach to Solar installations.<\/p>\n

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