Owls Hatch Solar Farm

Owls Hatch Solar Farm

Owls Hatch Solar Farm is a 49.9-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power project located near Canterbury in Kent, England. Spanning approximately 213 acres, the ground-mounted solar array was commissioned in March 2015 and supplies enough clean energy to power around 12,600 households. The project was developed by British Solar Renewables (BSR), which also served as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor. In September 2016, BSR sold Owls Hatch Solar Farm to Cubico Sustainable Investments, a company backed by a Canadian pension fund. Despite the change in ownership, BSR continues to provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services for the site. The solar farm features PV modules supplied by Hareon Solar Technology, each with a rated capacity of 260 watts. The project operates under the UK's Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC) scheme, having been connected to the grid during the 1.3 ROC build-out phase.

Sector

Renewable Energy - Solar

Customer/Developer

Matrix Networks (Renewables) Ltd and British Solar Renewables

Location

Herne Bay, Kent

Scope of Work

  • 45/50MVA 132/33kV Wilson Power Transformer

  • 150kVA 33kV/415V Earthing and Auxiliary Transformer

We supplied a 45/50MVA 132/33kV Wilson Power Transformer, which connected the solar farm to the nearby Melbourne Grid substation. The Power Transformer features a separate cooling bank of radiators and an AVR panel. It was fitted with a range of ancillaries, including an oil temperature indicator, winding temperature indicator, pressure relief device, magnetic oil gauge, Buchholz relay, and oil surge relay. Our team of site service engineers who installed the transformer on-site also connected a 150kVA Wilson Earthing and Auxiliart Transformer.

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