Where do business opportunities lie for the uk solar pv industry within the new framework? Ray Noble - PV Specialist Renewable Energy Association

1. SOLAR POWER
Where
do
business
opportuni/es
lie
for
the
UK
solar
PV
industry
within
the
new
framework?
Ray
Noble
–
REA
Solar
Power
Specialist
SolarPlaza
–
22
June
2010

2. What
is
UK
SOLAR
POWER?
 SOLAR
POWER
is
the
Voice
of
Solar
PV
to
UK
Government,
Customers,
Regulators,
etc
 SOLAR
POWER
with
acceptance
by
EPIA
allows
us
to
be
the
link
with
Europe
 SOLAR
POWER
represents
all
interests
of
the
PV
Industry,
providing
advice
and
support
 SOLAR
POWER
arrange
and
partner
on
promo/on
Events
and
Exhibi/ons
 SOLAR
POWER
produce
NewsleQers
&
Website
 SOLAR
POWER
–
see
www.r-­‐e-­‐a.net

3. Where
have
we
come
from?
• Although
we
only
have
30MWp
installed
too
date,
the
UK
PV
Industry
have
been
ac/ve
for
over
20
years
• The
Northumberland
Building,
the
First
and
Largest
BIPV
Facade
in
the
World
–
40kWp
in
1996
• Ford
Bridgend,
the
Largest
PV
Installa/on
on
a
Commercial
Building
-­‐
26
PV
Rooflights,
103kWp
in
1998

4. And
there
were
more!
• The
Earth
Centre,
the
Largest
PV
Glass
Canopy
in
the
World
–
106kWp
in
1999
• BedZed
Zero
Carbon
Development
and
Winner
of
the
World
Energy
Globe
Award
–
108kWp
in
2001

5. Raised
Awareness
•
Developed
and
demonstrated
the
BP
Service
Sta/on
PV
Systems
as
a
PV
awareness
raising
process
prior
to
roll
out
in
various
countries
in
the
world
• Crystalline
PV
–
Sunflower
(s/ll
working)
• Thin
Film
PV
-­‐
Harmony
(complete
failure)

6. Iconic
Designs
• Demonstra/on
of
future
energy
efficient
building
design
with
integrated
Solar
PV
playing
its
part
• Worked
closely
with
Architects,
Engineers
and
Building
Industry
to
develop
PV
Iconic
Designs
to
help
showcase
PV

7. Developed
BIPV
Products
• Working
with
the
Building
Industry
to
develop
BIPV
products,
most
of
which
are
exported

8. Which
businesses
can
benefit?
ALL
:-­‐
• Designers
• Manufacturers
• Suppliers
• Installers
• Maintenance
Even
without
any
marke/ng
too
date!
Even
from
the
U/li/es!

9. Where
are
the
immediate
benefits?
Significant
growth
in
all
sectors
happening:-­‐
• Domes/c
Market
• Social
Housing
Sector
• Public
Buildings
• Commercial
Buildings
• Large
Roofs
• Farm
Buildings
• PV
Fields
Crea/on
of
jobs
in
both
Manufacturing
and
Installa/on

10. What
market
growth
is
expected?
• with
only
30MWp
installed
in
the
first
20
years
• To
40MWp
to
100MWp
predicted
in
2011
• And
anywhere
from
200MWp
to
750MWp
in
2012
• Many
talking
of
UK
being
the
“new”
Germany!

11. Which
business
models
might
evolve?
• The
“Genera/on
Tariff”
allows
some
interes/ng
business
models
–
“Free
PV
Installa/on”
with
benefits
of
the
electricity
for
use
in
the
building,
at
no
charge,
and
the
customer
earnings
from
the
“Export
Tariff”
• Un/l
a
Smart
Meter
is
installed,
some/me
between
2013
to
2020,
Domes/c
Housing
is
“deemed”
that
50%
of
all
genera/on
is
exported
• Commercial
installa/ons
will
have
output
measured
from
the
start

12. What
problems
can
be
an/cipated?
• Shortage
of
a
skilled
workforce
for
the
Design,
Installa/on
and
Sales
• Possibly
inadequate
Supply
Chain
/
Distribu/on
Network
not
able
to
respond
to
demand
• Rapid
growth
could
exceed
available
supply
/
alloca/on
to
UK
of
both
PV
Modules
and
Inverters
• Quick
learning
curve
required
on
the
Design
and
Installa/on
of
PV
Fields
• Planners
need
educa/ng!
PermiQed
Development
on
Housing
• DNO’s
need
to
be
brought
on
side!
G59
Regs

13. Impact
of
other
Regula/ons?
• UK
have
other
Regula/ons
that
assist
the
growth
and
adop/on
of
PV:-­‐
• New
Build
Planning
Requirements
–
10%
to
20%
electricity
generated
on
site
• Code
for
Sustainable
Homes
Zero
Carbon
Houses
by
2016
• All
new
Buildings
to
be
Zero
Carbon
by
2019
• MCS
process
will
be
developed!

14. Educa/on
s/ll
required?

15. Thank
You
Ray
Noble
rnoble@r-­‐e-­‐a.net
www.r-­‐e-­‐a.net