Projects

Our Solution

Solar was planned as part of the roof, not an add-on to it. That meant working closely with three partners:

• DLP Services, our sister company, led the re-roofing programme.
• Sandtoft, whose integrated roofing system was used on the project.
• Wienerberger, the other roofing manufacturer involved.

Working this way allowed an in-roof solar system to be integrated into the new roof covering and installed by Green Sky Renewables as part of one joined-up programme. For the hipped-roof houses, we did not use a one-size-fits-all layout. Each of these properties had a tailored system design, with the arrays split across the available roof planes. This kept generation as high as possible without compromising the look of the roof.

1. Re-roof first. DLP Services stripped and re-roofed each property using Sandtoft’s integrated roofing system.
2. In-roof solar PV next. Green Sky Renewables then installed in-roof solar PV arrays connected to Solax inverters.
3. Bungalows. These allowed for straightforward installs.
4. Hipped-roof houses. These needed tailored designs, with arrays split across roof planes.
5. Tenant visibility. The user-friendly monitoring app gives tenants visibility of their system’s output and their personal energy usage.
6. Compliance. All systems were installed to MCS standards, which supports improved EPC ratings and helps future-proof the homes for regulatory compliance.

This was not our first project with this team. As with previous collaborations, the same re-roof-then-solar sequence was followed.