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"“It was like kitesurfing on a roof,” says engineer Matt Andrews, recalling the
merry dance he did with the wind while installing solar panels on top of the
Sea Life Scarborough building. It’s a gig that the Good Energy employee “won’t
forget in a long time” – and not just because of the weather.
A prominent seafront building (pictured above), the pyramid-shaped aquarium was
something of an engineering puzzle for Andrews and his colleagues. Add to that
the significance of the well-known structure to the North Yorkshire town and it
meant there was much public scrutiny of their handiwork.
“It’s one of the most complex installations we’ve ever done,” says Andrews.
“The shape of the structure and its importance to local people meant we knew
everything had to be inch perfect – there’s no hiding on a site as prominent as
this. But we love a challenge.”
The 150 panels that flank the attraction generate approximately 70MWh of
electricity each year, shrinking the building’s annual CO₂ output by around
13.4 tonnes. That’s the equivalent emissions of driving a petrol car for 67,000
miles. The attendant cost savings inspired a similar installation at Sea Life
Great Yarmouth. Within four years the panels at both sites will have paid for
themselves through energy cost savings."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
