2. Thomas McMillan Director – Savills Energy
Identifying and Delivering Scotland’s Largest Solar Farm (Errol Solar Farm)
Thomas McMillan
Director – Savills Energy

3. The Sun

4. Solar – The Biggest Energy Resource on Earth

6. Solar In Scotland!

7. Irradiance Map of UK
Parts of Scotland are as sunny as Bristol or Norwich
Coastal areas are best
Not all about direct sunlight
18 hours of daylight in Scotland in Summer
Solar Panels work better in cold weather

8. Errol Solar Farm - Location

9. Errol Solar Farm 13MW 72 Acres Site identified in 2011 55,000 panels
Domestic properties served = 3,500 (equivalent)
Carbon dioxide savings = 5,000 tonnes p.a.
Site Owned by Errol Estate
25 year Lease

10. Development Phase Week 1 (20th January 2016)

11. Week 2

12. Week 3

13. Week 3

14. Week 3
Canadian Solar Max Power CS6X-305|310|315P

15. Week 4

16. Week 5

17. Week 6

18. Week 7

19. Week 8

20. Week 9

21. Week 10 (21st March 2016)

22. The Completed Site

23. The Completed Site

24. The Official Opening – MSP Paul Wheelhouse

25. The Future of Solar in Scotland
Site location driven by grid availability
Subsidy free technology
Large scale – 100 acres (20MW) and above
Smaller scale
Match to on site power use
No flooding risk
Relatively flat ground
Limited visual impact
Not prime agricultural land
Class 3.1 or worse

26. Thank You