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Borders (Milfield) Gliding Club – Solar Installation (2024)

11kW Solar PV System with Dual Hybrid Inverters

This 2024 commercial installation at Borders (Milfield) Gliding Club Ltd features an 11kW monocrystalline solar PV system designed to reduce operational electricity costs at the airfield. The system uses high-efficiency black monocrystalline modules coupled with Fox ESS 3.68kW hybrid inverters.

The installation includes dual inverters for system redundancy, OFGEM-approved metering, Renusol mounting equipment, and full AC/DC isolation protection. SAP Appendix M methodology was used to calculate the system's expected annual solar generation.

Technical Information:

Solar Panels:20 × Sharp 550W Monocrystalline (Black)
Total Array Size:11 kWp
Inverters:2 × Fox ESS 3.68kW Hybrid Inverters
Monitoring:2 × Fox ESS LAN Dongles
Mounting System:Renusol Roof Mounting Kit
AC Isolators:4
DC Isolators:2
Generation Meters:2 × OFGEM Approved Meters


Annual Energy Performance

Installed Capacity11 kWp
kWh/kWp (Kk)735
Shade Factor (SF)1.0
Annual Output (kWp × Kk × SF)8,085 kWh/year

Performance calculated using SAP Appendix M for PV installations.



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