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© aee renewables plc / september 2012 / p.1

Sevor solar PV farm Public Consultation Overview

status : 21.11.2012


We held the public consultation at the Village Hall on Wednesday 21st November and it was a very successful event for everyone. We estimate around 40-50 people attended throughout the day with 25 people commenting in the guest book. You can read a longer review on our website at:

www.sevorfarmsolar.co.uk Here you can find information about the whole project and keep up to date with developments.


LOCATION: South Marston, Swindon, Wiltshire

Location / status data

STATUS: Public Consultation

ROLE OF AEE: Project developer, project manager, co-investor

IRRADIATION I YIELD (p.a.): circa 1106 kWh/qm I 850 kWh/kWp

PARTNER: EPC (construction) and investment partners to be determined

Performance data

AREA: 17.6ha (red line) COMPONENTS: Modules: JA Solar JAP6-72-290

28,880 x 290Wp polycrystalline units 1,956 x 991 x 45 mm (h x w x d) 520 string inverters (Siemens SINVERT PVM 20) Table pitch: 20 degrees Clear row distance: 4.7m

POWER GENERATION (plan): approx. 8.11m kWh/a ; CO2 reduction: ca. 10,000 t/a; supply: around 2400 standard UK households (OFGEM)

INSTALLED CAPACITY: 9.26MWp



o  From the initial plans we have progressed to this design. The key features of the proposal are:!

o  Retention of the southern field as agricultural land for the next 25 years."

o  Redesign of the footpaths to encourage the community to use the footpaths more frequently, including bikes and buggy’s."

o  Flood mitigation works to reduce the chance of flooding for the village.!



o  Supplying largest Industry in South Marston with clean energy during the week, and the National Grid at the weekend."

"o  Honda to receive

clean electricity during working hours and provide exports to the grid at the weekend."

o  Besides 4.2m kWh green electricity p.a. already supplied with, annual production of approx. 4.8m kWh. The UK‘s largest project to supply local industry with green electricity.!


o  The South Marston farm site from the air"

o  Supplying largest Industry in South Marston with clean energy."

o  Besides 4.2m kWh green electricity p.a. already supplied with, annual production of approx. 7m kWh and 10,000 t CO2 reduction"

> "UK‘s largest project to supply local industry with green electricity.!


o Lessons learned!o  DECC changes to tariffs changed everything last year,

post-planning approval"

o  Intense time pressure coupled with excessive demands from county archaeologist forced design changes to foundations (these won’t be as visible after grass cover established by spring)"

o  Time pressure also forced change to connection point – building and connecting a new substation to local grid could not have happened before tariff cut deadline. Honda provided that option with existing facility."

o  Some residents understandably disappointed to lose opportunity to buy locally-produced green energy"

o  New ROC funding scheme allows bigger projects with certainty beyond March 2013."

o  Construction partner was chosen too quickly, too sloppy, too dismissive of residents’ needs and will not be used again"

o  Delays in clearing snagging list, partly due to inhospitable weather conditions, meant spring planting season was missed for 2012. It will be in full bloom in summer 2013."


Ecological & environmental benefits Social & educational benefits

o  Ecological impact – Landowners on our previous projects have told us there is diversification of fauna and flora as the site thrives without fertiliser for the life of the project

o  We can provide the village hall with solar modules if the community are interested in being provided more renewable energy. This would mostly export electricity to the grid (low daytime usage), thereby reducing costs for the community.

o  Active reduction of carbon footprint o  PV systems are one of the quietest

renewable technologies and visually unobtrusive energy plants.

o  Solar farms can be built on a given premises without the need to carry out extensive ground restructuring, meaning the decommissioning phase is quicker and cheaper."

o  Provides an opportunity for learning to the local school. We can work with local schools to educate and inspire the younger generation about the benefits of renewable energy and why it is important to our future.

o  Site visits are available on request to local schools and organisations to learn about solar parks as a valuable, functioning member of the world’s energy portfolio

o  We can provide useful information for schools to incorporate into the classroom, to help in subjects such as mathematics and science.


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residential household or enterprise and, if the local AEE project gets planning consent and is built, an

additional credit of £50 in each of the following three years.

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Documents

o honda

o retention

o lessons

o redesign

o solar farms

o site visits

o decc changes

o construction partner