About This Project
Chelveston Renewable Energy Park, based in East Northamptonshire, is a 750-acre scheme which currently generates a combined output around 80MW of renewable energy.
The renewable energy includes wind and solar, following an £80m investment. Initially, Chelveston Renewable Energy obtained planning permission in December 2008 for an anaerobic digestion plant on the former airfield with a generating capacity of 1 – 5MW. In June 2009, planning permission was granted for a bio-fuel proposal with a generating capacity of 6 MW. Since then, the scale of the park has increased significantly.
The next phase of the development has commenced with the construction of on-site battery storage, with further investment planned. The green light for extension of the renewable energy park was approved by the East Northamptonshire Council’s Planning Management Committee, on January 2020.
Recom initially supplied 8.09 MW of solar modules (405 WP Mono) for this project. The project was once again approved for extension in the middle of 2021, with the addition of 12.5 MW of RECOM 650 shingled bifacial modules. The Chelveston Renewable Energy park overall will produce sufficient power for 60,450 households, offsetting some 78.75 tonnes a year of CO2 emissions from other power stations.
Location:
Chelveston, Caldecott, Wellingborough NN9 6XP, United Kingdom (52.308556N,0.525444W)
EPC:
Wykes Engineering CO (RUSHDEN) LTD
Developer:
Wykes Engineering CO (RUSHDEN) LTD
Financing Bank:
Lloyds Bank
System Capacity:
8,09 MW + 12,5 MW
Product:
405 WP Mono + 650 WP Shingled
Number of panels:
19.968 + 19.530
Commissioning date:
December 2021
Category
Projects
