RAF West Raynham Solar PV Park is a 49.9MW solar PV power project. It is located in England, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in March 2015.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Solar PV 49.9 49.9 Active England, the UK Trina Solar

Description

The project was developed by Trina Solar and is currently owned by Bluefield Solar Income Fund with a stake of 100%.

RAF West Raynham Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 225 acres.

The project generates 48,153MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 14,000 households, offsetting 21,460t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $76.295m.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in March 2015.

Contractors Involved

Grupo Enerpro was selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.

Trina Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 196,627 modules at the site.

The inverters were procured from Power Electronics Corp UK for the project.

About Trina Solar

Trina Solar Co Ltd (Trina Solar) is a vertically-integrated solar power product manufacturer. The company designs, constructs, operates and sells solar power projects in China and overseas. It offers smart PV solutions for large power stations, energy storage systems, commercial and residential solutions, and photovoltaic modules. Trina Solar’s project development services include engineering, procurement, financing, installation, monitoring, construction, operations and maintenance. The company distributes products in Asia Pacific, North and South America, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and other regions. It has presence in China, Japan, Switzerland, the UK and the US, among others. Trina Solar is headquartered in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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