CFH Docmail Ltd has completed the installation of a Solar PV System at its Radstock site, that on a sunny, summer day will provide 60% of the company's peak energy requirements and at lower usage periods, will power the whole factory.
The system, which is made up of 1,000, 250-watt Solar Photovoltaic Panels, has been installed on two roofs of the main areas of the business operation. The company has invested £250,000 in the renewable technology solution, with payback anticipated in five years.
The energy generated by the Solar PV system will result in a reduction of 206 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the first year and will also be used to charge the electric vehicles that supply the company's Velopost with mail for delivery in Bristol and Bath.
Managing Director of CFH Docmail, Dave Broadway, said: "The Solar PV system complements and enhances an ongoing project that has been running since 2010 that has targeted and reduced our energy consumption by 20%. We have used a combination of efficiency improvement processes and investment in low energy consumption technology, including: LED lighting, heat optimisation controls and heat recovery systems."