FermionX offers a wide range of contract electronics manufacturing services from PCB assembly and sub-assemblies to fully integrated box build, test and shipping fulfilment. The company was keen to install solar panels at their premises in Worthing.
FermionX successfully applied for a £25k grant from the Community Solar Accelerator scheme to install a PV array to reduce our carbon footprint and reduce energy costs.
The solar installation was done in conjunction with a roof replacement in early 2023. The new, corrugated flat tin roof that also has an East/West-pitch which worked well for the installation.
The installed solar array size was 90.2kW which is expected to generate at least 84,200kWh annually. FermionX will make financial savings in the region of £32,000 per year. This means that the payback on investment is going to be between 2-3 years.
Solar Impact in Numbers
Size or Solar PV array: 90 kWp
Predicted production of electricity: 84,200 kWh per year
Predicted cost savings: £32,000 in the first year
Return on Investment: 2-3 years
Grant Amount Received: £25,000
Expected lifetime of the solar PV system: 25-30 years
Carbon Reduction: 29.6 tonnes CO2e* per year
Date of install: April 2023
*CO2e calculated with conversion factor of 0.35156kg CO2e/kWh as confirmed with the managing authority.
