Case Study
Skegness Solar PV Farm – 5MW solar PV array
Case Study Skegness Solar PV Farm – 5MW solar PV array CLIENT: Low Carbon Storage Investment Company Ltd LOCATION: Skegness, Lincolnshire DURATION: 18 months A 5MW solar PV array 2km to the west of the seaside town of Skegness, Lincolnshire. The 32acre scheme generates enough clean energy from the sun to power more than 1 ,550 homes. Details Directors Alistair Fell and Derek Mitchell were project managers for this project, and played a central role in: • Finding and securing the site • Securing the grid export connection • Negotiating the heads of terms, option and lease for the site • Negotiating access rights to the site • Designing the PV array (for the planning consent) • Gaining planning consent for the project • Securing the nance to build the project Key challenges • Securi